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Point-of-Care Ultrasound as a Component of Preparticipation Screening of Athletes: A Systematic Review.

Michael CasselsNathaniel MoulsonJackie ReganMackenzie MacDonaldSaul IsserowAmer M JohriJames McKinney
Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2019)
This review examined whether the addition of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to electrocardiography (ECG)-inclusive preparticipation screening strategies has the potential to reduce false-positive results and detect diseases associated with sudden cardiac death that may not be identified through current modalities. Five studies, representing 2646 athletes, demonstrated that ECG-inclusive preparticipation screening strategies resulted in positive results in 19.9% of the cohort. With the addition of POCUS, positive results were reduced to 4.9%, and 1 additional condition potentially associated with sudden cardiac death was identified. The magnitude of positive results with POCUS may be reduced if current ECG criteria were applied.
Keyphrases
  • heart rate variability
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • heart rate
  • computed tomography
  • risk assessment
  • human health
  • high school