June 2016. Volume 12. Number 2

Hay dudas de que el cribado masivo con electrocardiograma identifique la muerte súbita en los deportistas

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Burns KM, Encinosa WE, Pearson GD, Kaltman JR. Electrocardiogram in preparticipation athletic evaluations among insured youths. J Pediatr. 2015;167:804-9.

Reviewers: Aparicio Rodrigo M1, Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez E2.
1Centro de Salud Entreví­as. Área 1. Madrid. España.
2CS Colmenar Viejo. Colmenar Viejo. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: María Aparicio Rodrigo. Email: maparicio@salud.madrid.org
Reception date: 17/04/2016
Acceptance date: 20/04/2016
Publication date: 27/04/2016

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: selective ECG use for preparticipation athletic evaluations has a high rate of identification of cardiac disease. Adoption of a mass ECG screening program would need to prove to be more efficient at identifying diseases associated with sudden cardiac death than a selective approach.

Reviewers’ commentary: due to the methodological shortcomings of this study, the results don’t make any change to current guidelines regarding preparticipation athletic evaluations among youths. Current European and Spanish guidelines advise using ECG screening in preparticipation athletic evaluations.

How to cite this article

Aparicio Rodrigo M, Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez E. Hay dudas de que el cribado masivo con electrocardiograma identifique la muerte súbita en los deportistas. Evid Pediatr. 2016;12:27.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Burns KM, Encinosa WE, Pearson GD, Kaltman JR. Electrocardiogram in preparticipation athletic evaluations among insured youths. J Pediatr. 2015;167:804-9.

Reviewers: Aparicio Rodrigo M1, Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez E2.
1Centro de Salud Entreví­as. Área 1. Madrid. España.
2CS Colmenar Viejo. Colmenar Viejo. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: María Aparicio Rodrigo. Email: maparicio@salud.madrid.org
Reception date: 17/04/2016
Acceptance date: 20/04/2016
Publication date: 27/04/2016

How to cite this article

Aparicio Rodrigo M, Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez E. Hay dudas de que el cribado masivo con electrocardiograma identifique la muerte súbita en los deportistas. Evid Pediatr. 2016;12:27.

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27/04/2016

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