Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation for athletic participants to prevent sudden death: Position paper from the EHRA and the EACPR, branches of the ESC. Endorsed by APHRS, HRS, and SOLAECE

Proposal for a revised definition of dilated cardiomyopathy, hypokinetic non-dilated cardiomyopathy, and its implications for clinical practice: a position statement of the ESC working group on myocardial and pericardial diseases

(2016) Yigal M. Pinto et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

High interobserver variability in the assessment of epsilon waves: Implications for diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia

(2016) Pyotr G. Platonov et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Left Ventricular Noncompaction Diagnosis and Management Relevant to Pre-participation Screening of Athletes

(2015) Stefano Caselli et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

The prevalence and significance of a short QT interval in 18 825 low-risk individuals including athletes

(2015) Harshil Dhutia et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Subepicardial delayed gadolinium enhancement in asymptomatic athletes: let sleeping dogs lie?

(2015) Frédéric Schnell et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Incidence, Cause, and Comparative Frequency of Sudden Cardiac Death in National Collegiate Athletic Association AthletesCLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

(2015) Kimberly G. Harmon et al.   CIRCULATION

Sudden Cardiac Arrest During Sports Activity in Middle Age

(2015) E. Marijon et al.   CIRCULATION

Clinical Profile of Athletes With Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyCLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

(2015) Nabeel Sheikh et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Cardiac pauses in competitive athletes: a systematic review examining the basis of current practice recommendations

(2015) Tunay Senturk et al.   EUROPACE

Variability in interpretation of the electrocardiogram in young athletes: an unrecognized obstacle for electrocardiogram-based screening protocols

(2015) Benjamin Berte et al.   EUROPACE

Inherited ion channel diseases: a brief review

(2015) Krystien V.V. Lieve et al.   EUROPACE

Association of competitive and recreational sport participation with cardiac events in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: results from the North American multidisciplinary study of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

(2015) Anne-Christine Ruwald et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Exercise-induced right ventricular dysfunction is associated with ventricular arrhythmias in endurance athletes

(2015) Andre La Gerche et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

The effectiveness of screening history, physical exam, and ECG to detect potentially lethal cardiac disorders in athletes: A systematic review/meta-analysis

(2015) Kimberly G. Harmon et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY

Genetics of long-QT syndrome

(2015) Yukiko Nakano et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 2: Preparticipation Screening for Cardiovascular Disease in Competitive Athletes

(2015) Barry J. Maron et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Exercise Triggers ARVC Phenotype in Mice Expressing a Disease-Causing Mutated Version of Human Plakophilin-2

(2015) Francisco M. Cruz et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

New Perspectives on the Prevalence of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

(2015) Christopher Semsarian et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Dose of Jogging and Long-Term Mortality

(2015) Peter Schnohr et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy

(2015) Jeffrey A Towbin et al.   LANCET

Data from a nationwide registry on sports-related sudden cardiac deaths in Germany

(2015) Philipp Bohm et al.   European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Sudden cardiac arrest in sports – need for uniform registration: A Position Paper from the Sport Cardiology Section of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

(2015) EE Solberg et al.   European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Differentiating Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Athletes from That in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

(2014) Stefano Caselli et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Usefulness of Combined History, Physical Examination, Electrocardiogram, and Limited Echocardiogram in Screening Adolescent Athletes for Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death

(2014) Jeffrey B. Anderson et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Comparison of Frequency of Significant Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Endurance Versus Nonendurance Athletes

(2014) Maria Brosnan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

The psychological impact of cardiovascular screening: the athlete's perspective

(2014) Irfan M Asif et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Comparison of Electrocardiographic Criteria for the Detection of Cardiac Abnormalities in Elite Black and White Athletes

(2014) Nabeel Sheikh et al.   CIRCULATION

Can Intensive Exercise Harm the Heart?

(2014) André La Gerche et al.   CIRCULATION

Assessment of the 12-Lead ECG as a Screening Test for Detection of Cardiovascular Disease in Healthy General Populations of Young People (12–25 Years of Age)

(2014) Barry J. Maron et al.   CIRCULATION

Long QT syndrome type 8: novel CACNA1C mutations causing QT prolongation and variant phenotypes

(2014) Megumi Fukuyama et al.   EUROPACE

2014 ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

(2014)   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Vigorous physical activity impairs myocardial function in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and in mutation positive family members

(2014) Jørg Saberniak et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Incidence of sudden cardiac death in athletes: a state-of-the-art review

(2014) Kimberly G Harmon et al.   HEART

Sports-related sudden cardiac death in a competitive and a noncompetitive athlete population aged 12 to 49 years: Data from an unselected nationwide study in Denmark

(2014) Bjarke Risgaard et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Incidence of sudden cardiac arrest in high school student athletes on school campus

(2014) Brett G. Toresdahl et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Cost-effectiveness of pre-participation screening of athletes with ECG in Europe and Algeria

(2014) Deodato Assanelli et al.   Internal and Emergency Medicine

Comparison of three ECG criteria for athlete pre-participation screening

(2014) David Pickham et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY

Incidence and Causes of Sudden Death in U.S. College Athletes

(2014) Barry J. Maron et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Prevalence of abnormal ECGs in male soccer players decreases with the Seattle criteria, but is still high

(2014) H. M. Berge et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS

Exercise has a Disproportionate Role in the Pathogenesis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy in Patients Without Desmosomal Mutations

(2014) Abhishek C. Sawant et al.   Journal of the American Heart Association

Cost-Effectiveness of Preparticipation Screening for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes

(2013) Matthew T. Wheeler   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes: the ‘Seattle Criteria’: Table 1

(2013) Jonathan A Drezner et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

The Seattle Criteria increase the specificity of preparticipation ECG screening among elite athletes

(2013) Maria Brosnan et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Physiological Right Ventricular Adaptation in Elite Athletes of African and Afro-Caribbean Origin

(2013) Abbas Zaidi et al.   CIRCULATION

Exercise Standards for Testing and Training

(2013) Gerald F. Fletcher et al.   CIRCULATION

Mortality and Sudden Death in Pediatric Left Ventricular Noncompaction in a Tertiary Referral Center

(2013) Samuel T. Brescia et al.   CIRCULATION

Prognostic Value of Endocardial Voltage Mapping in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia

(2013) Federico Migliore et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Executive summary: HRS/EHRA/APHRS expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of patients with inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes

(2013) Silvia G. Priori et al.   EUROPACE

Improving the interpretation of the athlete's electrocardiogram

(2013) D. Corrado et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

A novel clinical risk prediction model for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM Risk-SCD)

(2013) C. O'Mahony et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Clinical utility gene card for: arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)

(2013) Wouter P te Rijdt et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Pros and cons of screening for sudden cardiac death in sports

(2013) Domenico Corrado et al.   HEART

Increased left ventricular trabeculation in highly trained athletes: do we need more stringent criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction in athletes?

(2013) Sabiha Gati et al.   HEART

Andersen–Tawil syndrome: Clinical and molecular aspects

(2013) Hoai-Linh Nguyen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Exercise Increases Age-Related Penetrance and Arrhythmic Risk in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy–Associated Desmosomal Mutation Carriers

(2013) Cynthia A. James et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Chagas Disease

(2013) Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Cardiac Screening before Participation in Sports

(2013)   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Systematic echocardiography is not efficacious when screening an ethnically diverse cohort of athletes in West Asia

(2013) Nathan R Riding et al.   European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Significance of False Negative Electrocardiograms in Preparticipation Screening of Athletes for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

(2012) Ethan J. Rowin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Ventricular arrhythmias associated with long-term endurance sports: what is the evidence?

(2012) Hein Heidbuchel et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Costs and Benefits of Targeted Screening for Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death in Children and Adolescents

(2012) Laurel K. Leslie et al.   CIRCULATION

Brugada Syndrome

(2012) Yuka Mizusawa et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Electrophysiological abnormalities precede overt structural changes in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy due to mutations in desmoplakin-A combined murine and human study

(2012) John Gomes et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012): The Fifth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts) * Developed with the special contribution of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (EACPR)

(2012) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

The phenomenon of “QT stunning”: The abnormal QT prolongation provoked by standing persists even as the heart rate returns to normal in patients with long QT syndrome

(2012) Arnon Adler et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Comparison of Novel Risk Markers for Improvement in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Intermediate-Risk Individuals

(2012) Joseph Yeboah et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Warning Symptoms and Family History in Children and Young Adults with Sudden Cardiac Arrest

(2012) J. A. Drezner et al.   Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Preventing Sudden Death of Athletes With Electrocardiographic Screening

(2012) Amir Halkin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Cardiac Arrest during Long-Distance Running Races

(2012) Jonathan H. Kim et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Economic Evaluation of Strategies to Reduce Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes

(2012) M. Schoenbaum et al.   PEDIATRICS

Position paper: proposal for a core curriculum for a European Sports Cardiology qualification

(2012) Hein Heidbuchel et al.   European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

A pilot study of the feasibility of heart screening for sudden cardiac arrest in healthy children

(2011) Victoria L. Vetter et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Racionalidade e métodos: registro da prática clínica em pacientes de alto risco cardiovascular

(2011) Luiz Alberto Piva e Mattos   Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Derivation and Validation of a Simple Exercise-Based Algorithm for Prediction of Genetic Testing in Relatives of LQTS Probands

(2011) Raymond W. Sy et al.   CIRCULATION

Sports-Related Sudden Death in the General Population

(2011) Eloi Marijon et al.   CIRCULATION

QTc Behavior During Exercise and Genetic Testing for the Long-QT Syndrome

(2011) Peter J. Schwartz et al.   CIRCULATION

Imaging Study of Ventricular Scar in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

(2011) Martina Perazzolo Marra et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Therapeutic approach for patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: state of the art and future developments

(2011) C. van der Werf et al.   EUROPACE

HRS/EHRA Expert Consensus Statement on the State of Genetic Testing for the Channelopathies and Cardiomyopathies: This document was developed as a partnership between the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

(2011) M. J. Ackerman et al.   EUROPACE

The prevalence, distribution, and clinical outcomes of electrocardiographic repolarization patterns in male athletes of African/Afro-Caribbean origin

(2011) M. Papadakis et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Risk of sports: do we need a pre-participation screening for competitive and leisure athletes?

(2011) D. Corrado et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Exercise-induced right ventricular dysfunction and structural remodelling in endurance athletes

(2011) André La Gerche et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Cardiovascular evaluation of middle-aged/senior individuals engaged in leisure-time sport activities: position stand from the sections of exercise physiology and sports cardiology of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

(2011) M. Borjesson et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

The diagnostic utility of recovery phase QTc during treadmill exercise stress testing in the evaluation of long QT syndrome

(2011) Justin M. Horner et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Diverse patterns of myocardial fibrosis in lifelong, veteran endurance athletes

(2011) M. Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Intravenous Epinephrine Infusion Test in Diagnosis of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

(2011) ANNUKKA MARJAMAA et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Mandatory Electrocardiographic Screening of Athletes to Reduce Their Risk for Sudden Death

(2011) Arie Steinvil et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Sudden Death in Young Adults

(2011) Robert E. Eckart et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Cardiovascular pre-participation screening does not distress professional football players

(2011) EE Solberg et al.   European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Cardiac Arrhythmogenic Remodeling in a Rat Model of Long-Term Intensive Exercise Training

(2010) Begoña Benito et al.   CIRCULATION

Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: Proposed Modification of the Task Force Criteria

(2010) F. I. Marcus et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Lower than expected desmosomal gene mutation prevalence in endurance athletes with complex ventricular arrhythmias of right ventricular origin

(2010) A. La Gerche et al.   HEART

Molecular biology and clinical management of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia

(2010) D. Corrado et al.   HEART

Incidence and etiology of sports-related sudden cardiac death in Denmark—Implications for preparticipation screening

(2010) Anders Gaarsdal Holst et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Assessment of Nonischemic Myocardial Fibrosis

(2010) Christine Jellis et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Augmented ST-Segment Elevation During Recovery From Exercise Predicts Cardiac Events in Patients With Brugada Syndrome

(2010) Hisaki Makimoto et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The Response of the QT Interval to the Brief Tachycardia Provoked by Standing

(2010) Sami Viskin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease

(2010) Samuel C. Siu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Chagas disease

(2010) Anis Rassi et al.   LANCET

Comparison of U.S. and Italian Experiences With Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Young Competitive Athletes and Implications for Preparticipation Screening Strategies

(2009) Barry J. Maron et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Controversies relating to preparticipation cardiovascular screening in young athletes: time for a realistic solution?

(2009) M. Papadakis et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on periodic health evaluation of elite athletes March 2009

(2009) A. Ljungqvist et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Prevalence of the Congenital Long-QT Syndrome

(2009) Peter J. Schwartz et al.   CIRCULATION

Sudden Deaths in Young Competitive Athletes

(2009) Barry J. Maron et al.   CIRCULATION

Exercise-Induced ECG Changes in Brugada Syndrome

(2009) Ahmad S. Amin et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Development and Implementation of a Standardized Precompetition Medical Assessment of International Elite Football Players-2006 FIFA World Cup Germany

(2009) Jiri Dvorak et al.   CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE

Recommendations for interpretation of 12-lead electrocardiogram in the athlete

(2009) D. Corrado et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Magnetic resonance investigations in Brugada syndrome reveal unexpectedly high rate of structural abnormalities

(2009) O. Catalano et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: an update

(2009) D. Corrado et al.   HEART

Is an Exercise Tolerance Test Indicated Before Beginning Regular Exercise? A Decision Analysis

(2009) Dror Lahav et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE

Running: the risk of coronary events : Prevalence and prognostic relevance of coronary atherosclerosis in marathon runners

(2008) S. Mohlenkamp et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Chagas cardiomyopathy: Europe is not spared!

(2008) R. A. Guerri-Guttenberg et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Relation of Race to Electrocardiographic Patterns in Elite American Football Players

(2008) Anthony Magalski et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The 5-Minute Screening Echocardiogram for Athletes

(2008) Rachael A. Wyman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Immortal Time Bias in Pharmacoepidemiology

(2007) S. Suissa   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY