title: Protagonist: routine screening of all athletes prior to participation in competitive sports should be mandatory to prevent sudden cardiac death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy. domenico.corrado@unipd.it <domenico.corrado@unipd.it>
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Corrado
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thiene
mesh_terms: D003163:Competitive Behavior; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013177:Sports