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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an uncommon cause of death in young competitive athletes, and pre-participation screening to identify and disqualify affected individuals may prevent sudden death. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

August 6, 1998Open Access

Screening for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Young Athletes

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Does screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy prevent sudden death in young competitive athletes?

Population

Young competitive athletes

Intervention

Screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy before participation in competitive sports

Outcome

Sudden deathhard clinical

Screening and disqualification of affected young competitive athletes may prevent sudden death, despite hypertrophic cardiomyopathy being an uncommon cause of mortality in this group.

Abstract

The results show that hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was an uncommon cause of death in these young competitive athletes and suggest that the identification and disqualification of affected athletes at screening before participation in competitive sports may have prevented sudden death.

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Domenico Corrado

Cristina Basso

Maurizio Schiavon

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New England Journal of Medicine

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University of Padua

National Health Service

Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Screening for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Young Athletes

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