References
A comprehensive list of literature, dealing with various aspects of pre-participation screening, is found on the website of the EAPC Sports Cardiology Section.
In particular, we recommend:
Screening of young athletes <35 years old
1) Cardiovascular pre-participation screening of young competitive athletes for prevention of sudden death: proposal for a common European protocol.
Corrado D, Pelliccia A, Bjørnstad H, Vanhees L, Biffi A, Børjesson M, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Deligiannis A, Solberg E, Dugmore D, Melwig KP, D Assanelli D, P Delise, F van-Buuren, A Anastasakis, H Heidbuchel, E Hoffmann, R Fagard, SG Priori, C Basso, E Arbustini, C Blostrom-Lundquist, W McKenna, G Thiene.
Eur Heart J 2005; 26: 516-524.
Evaluation of master athletes >35-40 years old
2) Cardiovascular evaluation of middle-aged/senior individuals engaged in leisure-time sport activities: position stand from the sections of exercise physiology and sports cardiology of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.
Borjesson M, Urhausen A, Kouidi E, Dugmore D, Sharma S, Halle M, Heidbuchel,H., Bjornstad,H.H., Gielen,S., Mezzani,A., Corrado,D., Pelliccia,A., Vanhees,L.
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2011; 18:446-58.
Effects of screening
3) Trends in sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes after implementation of a preparticipation screening program.
Corrado D, Basso C, Pavei A, Michieli P, Schiavon M, Thiene G.
JAMA 2006; 296:1593-601.
Evaluation of athletes’ ECG
4) Recommendations for interpretation of 12-lead electrocardiogram in the athlete.
Corrado,D.; Pelliccia,A.; Heidbuchel,H.; Sharma,S.; Link,M.; Basso,C.; Biffi,A.; Buja,G.; Delise,P.; Gussac,I.; Anastasakis,A.; Borjesson,M.; Bjornstad,H.H.; Carre,F.; Deligiannis,A.; Dugmore,D.; Fagard,R.; Hoogsteen,J.; Mellwig,K.P.; Panhuyzen-Goedkoop,N.; Solberg,E.; Vanhees,L.; Drezner,J.; Estes,N.A.,III; Iliceto,S.; Maron,B.J.; Peidro,R.; Schwartz,P.J.; Stein,R.; Thiene,G.; Zeppilli,P.; McKenna,W.J.
Eur Heart J, 2010;31:243-59.
