ECG screening for young athletes - yes or no?
Mar 26, 2018•27 min•Ep. 115
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Episode description
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Andrew D'Silva from Brighton, UK. Along with Professor Sanjay Sharma, Dr D'Silva has published a comprehensive guide to the management of young athletes with heart conditions. In this episode, they discuss the differences between European and North American ECG screening practices and the reasons for this.
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Link to published papers:
Management of young competitive athletes with cardiovascular conditions - http://heart.bmj.com/content/103/6/463
ECG screening in athletes: differing views from two sides of the Atlantic - http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2017/11/03/heartjnl-2016-309448
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