ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2021
Preparticipation medical evaluation for elite athletes: EFSMA recommendations on standardised preparticipation evaluation form in European countries.
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- Sports Preparticipation Evaluation for Healthy Adults: A Consensus-Based German Guideline.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Guideline
- ECG Screening in Athletes: A Systematic Review of Sport, Age, and Gender Variations.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Pre-Participation Evaluation of Recreational and Competitive Athletes - A Systematic Review of Guidelines and Consensus Statements.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Artificial Intelligence in Sports Cardiology: Advancing Cardiovascular Screening and Diagnosis.Cureus · 2026Review
- Sports Pre-Participation Evaluation in Healthy Adults-A Survey-Based Assessment of Guideline Acceptability and Feasibility Among Sports Physicians and Participants.Clinical and public health guidelines · 2025Article
- ECG Evolution in Elite Gymnasts: A Retrospective Analysis of Training Adaptations, Risk Prediction, and PPE Optimization.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence in Sports Medicine: Reshaping Electrocardiogram Analysis for Athlete Safety-A Narrative Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) Reliability and Proposal of Its Use in Sports.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Sport activities for children and adolescents: the Position of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Confederation of Primary Care Paediatricians 2023-Part 1. Pre-participation physical evaluation in young athletes.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
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13 authors at 5 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Sports medicine is a medical specialty that supports the performance of professional and amateur athletes while maintaining their health. Sports medicine professionals need to ensure the safe participation of athletes in sports activities achieved through a periodical preparticipation evaluation (PPE) and a regular medical monitoring of the athletes' health in accordance with the latest recommendations regarding health condition and medical history, physical working capacity, training period and programme, recovery, nutrition, use of supplements, injuries prevention and safe return to play. In order to harmonise these national variations in the content and application of the PPE, the EFSMA Scientific and Educational Commission proposes a 'gold standard' for elite athletes across Europe. Important objectives of PPE are early detection and prevention of severe complications during sports activities both in leisure time and competitive sports. The PPE should entail the following diagnostic components: health status, anthropometry, functional and exercise capacity. It is of utmost importance to develop and implement preventive strategies such as the PPE. Besides monitoring the health status of athletes, the PPE plays an important role in the selection process, bringing valuable information for coaches and supporting a personalised treatment approach. Screening of athletes through a standardised digital PPE could be beneficial for a better understanding of the impact of long-term physical activity. Furthermore, PPE leads the scientific community to a way of working closer together in the interest of the athletes.
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