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Insights into the AHA scientific statement concerning cardiovascular preparticipation screening of competitive
1Department of Orthopaedics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque 87131-5296, USA.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
|October 28, 1998
Abstract:
In 1996 the American Heart Association (AHA) published recommendations concerning the cardiovascular component of the preparticipation exam in competitive athletes as part of an AHA medical scientific statement. This article will review the rationale for the development of such a statement and how it has been incorporated into the current state-of-the-art preparticipation exam of athletes.