[Assessment before resuming sport after 40].
To promote and maintain health, pre-participation cardiovascular screening has traditionally been performed by means of history (personal and family) and physical examination in addition to 12-lead ECG. Stress test is recommanded in subjects with cardiovascular risk factors after 40 years in men and 50 years in women. In some cases, other tests are needed : radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging; echocardiography...
Verdier
Jean-Claude
JC
Institut Coeur Effort Santé, 75005 Paris, France. jcverdier.dr@wanadoo.fr
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D013177:Sports