Sudden Death Syndrome in Young Athletes

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Sudden Death Syndrome in Young Athletes

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When a high school athlete drops dead the rare but fatal condition called sudden death syndrome dominates the headlines

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Health Leader, Understanding Sudden Death in Teen Athletes

uthealthleader.org — “The beginning of the high school and college sports season is also the riskiest time for sudden death in young athletes.View full resource at uthealthleader.org

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Cardiac arrest strikes young and old athletes alike - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “Read 'Cardiac arrest strikes young and old athletes alike' on Yahoo! News. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research from France suggests that young, competitive athletes account for only a fraction of sports-related cardiac arrests, in which the heart stops beating without warning.View full resource at news.yahoo.com

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New Screening Effort For Sudden Cardiac Arrest Among Athletes Protects The Student Body

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New Screening Effort for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Among Athletes Protects the Student Body

newswise.com — “As the fall sports season starts for students, millions will hit the court, the rink and the field. Every year, it seems we hear a tragic story of a young person suffering a cardiac event while participating in school sports. But who is at risk for a cardiac event and what screening process is recommended for student athletes?View full resource at newswise.com

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New Screening Effort for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Among Athletes Protects the Student Body

newswise.com — “As the fall sports season starts for students, millions will hit the court, the rink and the field. Every year, it seems we hear a tragic story of a young person suffering a cardiac event while participating in school sports. But who is at risk for a cardiac event and what screening process is recommended for student athletes?View full resource at newswise.com

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Cardiologists Often Miss Heart Defects in Young Athletes: Study - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “Read 'Cardiologists Often Miss Heart Defects in Young Athletes: Study' on Yahoo! News. FRIDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- About 76 young U.S. athletes collapse and die from sudden cardiac arrest during practice or a game every year, which has led some experts to call for mandatory electrocardiograms to screen players for possibly fatal heart defects.View full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Cardiologists Often Miss Heart Defects in Young Athletes: Study - MSN Health - Heart & Cardiovascular

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Pediatric Cardiologists Not Always Accurate In Interpreting ECG Results For Young Athletes - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “Pediatric cardiologists are prone to misinterpreting electrocardiograms when using the results to determine whether young athletes have heart defects that could make exercising perilous, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. This is the first research to examine the acumen of pediatric cardiologists from several health-care institutions in using ECGs to detect rare heart conditions associated with sudden cardiac death...View full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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Doctors Frequently Make Mistakes With Young Athletes' ECGs - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “Frequently missed on the ECGs were cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in athletes. HeartwireView full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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Sudden cardiac death in young athletes: Study suggests many ECG screenings are inaccurate - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “(Elsevier Health Sciences) Incidents of young athletes collapsing during sports practice due to an undiagnosed heart condition are alarming, and have led some health care professionals to call for mandatory electrocardiogram (ECG) screenings before sport participation. Others, however, question the validity of such a mandate. A new study soon to be published in the Journal of Pediatrics examines the accuracy and effectiveness of pre-sport participation ECGs. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and HView full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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Sudden cardiac death in young athletes: Study suggests many ECG screenings are inaccurate

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