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- Title
Evidence for efficacy of the Italian national pre-participation screening programme for identification of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in competitive athletes.
- Authors
Pelliccia, Antonio; Di Paolo, Fernando M; Corrado, Domenico; Buccolieri, Cosimo; Quattrini, Filippo M; Pisicchio, Cataldo; Spataro, Antonio; Biffi, Alessandro; Granata, Maristella; Maron, Barry J
- Abstract
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a leading cause of sudden death in young athletes, and substantial interest persists in strategies for timely identification. We assessed the diagnostic efficacy of Italian pre-participation screening programme with 12-lead ECG (in addition to history and physical examination) for identification of HCM.
- Publication
European heart journal, 2006, Vol 27, Issue 18, p2196
- ISSN
0195-668X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehl137