1. Diagnostic yield and cost analysis of electrocardiographic screening in Swiss paediatric athletes
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B. Capelli, Lukas D. Trachsel, P. Meyer, M. Albiński, Stéphane Tercier, Christian Schmied, Matthias Wilhelm, Daniel Hagemeyer, Mathieu Saubade, Aaron L. Baggish, Tilman Perrin, Charles Benaim, Silvia Albrecht, Vincent Gabus, Andrea Menafoglio, D. Casagrande, Tony Pirrello, Yvan Mivelaz, University of Zurich, and Albiński, M
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medicine.medical_specialty ,biology ,business.industry ,Athletes ,Longitudinal data ,610 Medicine & health ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Sudden cardiac death ,2732 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Increased risk ,10209 Clinic for Cardiology ,Cost analysis ,Physical therapy ,Medicine ,Abnormal ECG ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Observational study ,3612 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Adolescent ,Child ,Costs and Cost Analysis ,Death, Sudden, Cardiac/prevention & control ,Electrocardiography ,Heart Diseases/diagnosis ,Humans ,Male ,Retrospective Studies ,Switzerland ,Screening ,business ,Clearance - Abstract
Athletes performing sports on high level are at increased risk for sudden cardiac death. This includes paediatric athletes, even though data on screening strategies in this age group remain scarce. This study aimed to assess electrocardiogram interpretation criteria in paediatric athletes and to evaluate the cost of screening. National, multicentre, retrospective, observational study on 891 athletes of paediatric age (
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- 2022