Challenges of in-competition cardiac screening: lessons from the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmer's Heart project

Br J Sports Med. 2016 Oct;50(20):1232-1233. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-095984. Epub 2016 Mar 25.

Authors

H Paul Dijkstra¹, M Mountjoy², C Adamuz¹, A Pelliccia³

Affiliations

¹ Sports Medicine Department, ASPETAR Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
² Department of Family Medicine, Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada IOC Medical Commission-Games Group FINA Bureau; Sports Medicine Liaison.
³ Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 27015853
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-095984

No abstract available

Keywords: Athlete's heart; Cardiology; Health promotion; Prevention.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Cardiovascular System / physiopathology*
Humans
Mass Screening
Sports Medicine / standards*
Swimming*