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Published on: August 11, 2015
Routine screening of young athletes for aneurysm: CON
Jaime Gerber1, Michael Arcarese
1Section of Cardiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. jgerber@ca-nh.com
Abstract:
The death of a young athlete is a particularly devastating moment in any society because these individuals represent our strengths and physical prowess as human beings. For this reason, the concept of preparticipation screening has captured attention. A routine screening program applied nonselectively to a particular population in the hopes of reducing morbidity and mortality from a disease must meet certain criteria to be useful. This article examines the scope of the problem from the perspective of acute aortic syndrome and aortic death; and reviews ways, if any, to systematically screen the population to help eradicate this wanton killer of gifted young athletes.
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