Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 12: Emergency Action Plans, Resuscitation, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and Automated External Defibrillators: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Dec 1;66(21):2434-2438. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.044. Epub 2015 Nov 2.
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Keywords: ACC/AHA Scientific Statements; CPR; athletes; automated external defibrillator; cardiovascular abnormalities; emergency action plan; resuscitation.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Advisory Committees
  • American Heart Association*
  • Athletes*
  • Cardiology / standards*
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / standards*
  • Cardiovascular Abnormalities / diagnosis
  • Cardiovascular Abnormalities / epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Abnormalities / therapy*
  • Child
  • Defibrillators / standards*
  • Emergency Medical Services / standards*
  • Female
  • Heart Arrest / diagnosis
  • Heart Arrest / epidemiology
  • Heart Arrest / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult