| The 5-minute screening echocardiogram for athletes. | |
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PMID: 18187286 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Echocardiography is an accurate way to identify common cardiac abnormalities that lead to sudden death. We report a screening echocardiogram protocol incorporated into the routine athletic medical assessment for all incoming college freshman athletes. METHODS: A limited 2-dimensional echocardiogram was performed on athletes as part of a routine sports physical examination. The examination was performed by sonographers and senior cardiovascular medicine fellows and interpreted in real time by cardiologists using a 1-page checklist. No images were recorded. RESULTS: Of the 395 athletes representing 14 sports, 192 were female. The limited 2-dimensional echocardiogram took approximately 5 minutes per athlete. The majority of studies revealed normal findings (84%). A total of 55 had minor abnormalities not requiring follow-up. Five had abnormalities requiring a full echocardiogram and consultation with a cardiologist. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that a rapid screening echocardiogram is feasible and can be incorporated into the routine athletic medical examination for incoming varsity athletes. |
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Authors:
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Rachael A Wyman; Regina Y Chiu; Peter S Rahko |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2008-01-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography Volume: 21 ISSN: 1097-6795 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Soc Echocardiogr Publication Date: 2008 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-07-01 Completed Date: 2008-08-21 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8801388 Medline TA: J Am Soc Echocardiogr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 786-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA. |
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Adolescent Adult Death, Sudden, Cardiac / epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography / methods* Female Heart Diseases / complications, epidemiology, ultrasonography* Humans Incidence Male Mass Screening / methods* Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Sports* Time Factors United States / epidemiology |
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