BMJ

The Seattle Criteria increase the specificity of preparticipation ECG screening among elite athletes

1 Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia 2 Department of Medicine St Vincent's, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Background In 2010, the European Society of ...
TCTMD

Better ECG Interpretation Criteria Needed for Professional Basketball Players, Study Suggests

ECG abnormalities detected as part of a cardiac screening program mandated by the National Basketball Association (NBA) were found in 15.6% of active players and potential draftees, a new analysis ...
Medscape

Seattle ECG Criteria: What's Normal in an Athlete?

At an electrophysiology meeting one would expect a lot of interest in the high-tech and cutting edge. Yet one constant I find at European meetings is the popularity of sports cardiology, a decidedly ...
BMJ

Costs and yield of a 15-month preparticipation cardiovascular examination with ECG in 1070 young athletes in Switzerland: implications for routine ECG screening

Background The usefulness and modalities of cardiovascular screening in young athletes remain controversial, particularly concerning the role of 12-lead ECG. One of the reasons refers to the presumed ...