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Risk Factors for Sudden Death in Athletes, Is There a Role for Screening?

Alexander G HajduczokMax RugeMichael S Emery
Published in: Current cardiovascular risk reports (2022)
No universal consensus exists for athlete screening for conditions associated with SCD with varying guidelines and protocols across cardiology and sport-specific organizations. No screening program will prevent all SCD; however, small programs managed by physicians familiar with the examination of an athlete that carefully personalize screening to the individual may maximize detection of dangerous cardiac conditions while minimizing false positives.
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