title: [Screening for high risk cardiac diseases in athletes].
abstract: The prevention of cardiovascular complications occurring during sporting activity requires detection of well-known pathologies which are often clinically latent but which may present with sudden death. The problem of detection and the recommendations and French laws concerning this subject are summarised in this article.
authors.affiliation: Département de pathologie cardiovasculaire, CH Saint-Joseph-Saint-Luc,20, quai Claude-Bernard, 69007 Lyon. jfaupetit@ch-stjoseph-stluc-lyon.fr
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Aupetit
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brion
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carre
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D013177:Sports / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000502:physiology / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States