Causes of sudden cardiac arrest and death and the diagnostic yield of sport preparticipation screening in children

Francesca Graziano, Maurizio Schiavon, Alberto Cipriani, Francesco Savalla, Monica De Gaspari, Barbara Bauce, Stefania Rizzo, Chiara Calore, Gaetano Thiene, Stefano Paiaro,

British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2024 · 19 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

In children aged 8-15 years, the incidence of SCA/D and the yield of PPS for identifying at-risk CVD were both substantially higher in those ≥12 years, suggesting that systematic PPS may be more useful beyond this age.

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