title: Interassociation Consensus Statement on Cardiovascular Care of College Student-Athletes.
abstract: Cardiovascular evaluation and care of college student-athletes is gaining increasing attention from both the public and medical communities. Emerging strategies include screening of the general athlete population, recommendations of permissible levels of participation by athletes with identified cardiovascular conditions, and preparation for responding to unanticipated cardiac events in athletic venues. The primary focus has been sudden cardiac death and the utility of screening with or without advanced cardiac screening. The National Collegiate Athletic Association convened a multidisciplinary task force to address cardiovascular concerns in collegiate student-athletes and to develop consensus for an interassociation statement. This document summarizes the task force deliberations and follow-up discussions, and includes available evidence on cardiovascular risk, pre-participation evaluation, and the recognition of and response to cardiac arrest. Future recommendations for cardiac research initiatives, education, and collaboration are also provided.
authors.affiliation: Sport Science Institute, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana. Electronic address: bhainline@ncaa.org.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hainline
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Drezner
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baggish
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Kimberly G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.affiliation: Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Emery
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Myerburg
authors.affiliation: American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Molossi
authors.affiliation: Sport Science Institute, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013177:Sports; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: cardiac arrest; electrocardiogram; emergency action plan; pre-participation screening; student-athlete; sudden cardiac death