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Editorial
. 2019 Jul 16;8(14):e013007.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013007. Epub 2019 Jul 9.

There is No Reason to Adopt ECG s and Abandon American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology History and Physical Screening for Detection of Cardiovascular Disease in the Young

Barry J Maron  1 , Paul D Thompson  2 , Martin S Maron  1
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Editorial

There is No Reason to Adopt ECG s and Abandon American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology History and Physical Screening for Detection of Cardiovascular Disease in the Young

Barry J Maron et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .

Abstract

See Article Williams et al.

Keywords: Editorials; cardiac arrest; electrocardiography; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; resuscitation; sudden cardiac death.

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Figure 1
Plots comparing annual athlete mortality per 100 000 person‐years in Veneto region of Italy (with ECGs and history/physical) and in Minnesota (with only history and physical). There is no statistically significant mortality difference between Italy and Minnesota. Italian mandatory national preparticipation screening began in 1981 (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Sudden deaths (SDs) are more common in young nonathletes than in competitive athletes. SDs from genetic and/or congenital heart diseases in young people not engaged in competitive sports programs greatly exceeded those in competitive athletes: 3:1 with respect to incidence and 8:1 in absolute numbers (24 nonathletes vs 3 athletes). Forensic data from Hennepin County, Minnesota, 2000 to 2014, adapted from Maron et al.18
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