An electrocardiogram should not be included in routine preparticipation screening of young athletes.
Chaitman
Bernard R
BR
St. Louis University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, 1034 S Brentwood Blvd, Suite 1550, St. Louis, MO 63117, USA. chaitman@slu.edu
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007564:Japan; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D013177:Sports