title: The Complex Phenotype of the Athlete's Heart: Implications for Preparticipation Screening.
abstract: Preparticipation screening is vital to exclude inherited cardiac conditions that have the potential to cause sudden cardiac death in seemingly healthy athletes. Recent research has questioned traditional theories of load-induced, dichotomous cardiac adaptation. We therefore considered whether a one-size-fits-all approach to screening can account for interindividual differences brought about by sporting discipline, training volume, ethnicity, body size, sex, and age.
authors.affiliation: 1Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom; 2School of Sports Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia; 4Department of Sports Medicine, ASPETAR, Qatar; and 5Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Somauroo
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Mathew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drezner
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oxborough
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000367:Age Factors; D049628:Body Size; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010641:Phenotype; D064797:Physical Conditioning, Human; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*