Antagonist: routine screening of all athletes prior to participation in competitive sports should be mandatory to prevent sudden cardiac death.
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Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler-School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. saviskin@tasmc.health.gov.il <saviskin@tasmc.health.gov.il>
D003163:Competitive Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D013177:Sports