The Validity of Adding ECG to the Preparticipation Screening of Athletes An Evidence Based Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To review the available evidence establishing the validity of adding electrocardiogram to the preparticipation cardiac screening in athletes.

Data sources

MEDLINE and CINAHL databases were searched. Additional references from the bibliographies of retrieved articles were also reviewed and experts in the area were contacted.

Selection criteria

Only original research articles seeking to establish the use of electrocardiography followed by second line investigations in athletes under 36 years of age were reviewed.

Search result and quality assessment

The initial literature search identified 226 papers. Of these, 16 original articles (all type II evidence-population-based clinical studies) met the selection criteria and directly related to the use of elec

SUBMITTER: Alattar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4309649 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature