title: [Screening of athletes prevents sudden cardiac death].
abstract: The sudden cardiac death (SCD) of an athlete is always a dramatic event, and one wonders if it could have been prevented by pre-participation cardiovascular screening. For years now, a pro/con debate has been taking place on the pre-participation screening of athletes: the method, who is responsible, cost-effectiveness, obligatory or voluntary screening. In this pro-article, which agrees with the "sudden cardiac death can be prevented by routinely pre-participation cardiovascular screening"-standpoint, the unique Italian experience is the best argument for the support of screening. This study clearly demonstrated a reduction in SCD in those athletes who were screened in accordance with Italian law.
authors.affiliation: Sport Medisch Centrum Papendal, Arnhem, the Netherlands. nicolepanhuyzen@me.com
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Panhuyzen-Goedkoop
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D013177:Sports