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ReviewCardiac electrophysiology clinics2024

The International Criteria for Electrocardiogram Interpretation in Athletes: Common Pitfalls and Future Directions.

Bradley J Petek, Jonathan A Drezner, Timothy W Churchill

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Review in Cardiac electrophysiology clinics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bradley J PetekDivision of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Cardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Yawkey Suite 5B, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Jonathan A DreznerUniversity of Washington Medical Center for Sports Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 3800 Montlake Boulevard Northeast, Box 354060, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Timothy W ChurchillDivision of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Cardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Yawkey Suite 5B, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: twchurchill@partners.org.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USUniversity of Washington Medical Center · US

Funding

Aortic Dilatation in Endurance Athletes: A Physiologic and Mechanistic StudyK23HL159262 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Timothy CHURCHILL · 2022 to 2026
$983k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL159262
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preparticipation cardiovascular screening (PPCS) in young athletes is performed to detect conditions associated with sudden cardiac death. Many medical societies and sports governing bodies support the addition of a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) to the history and physical to improve PPCS sensitivity. The current standard for ECG interpretation in athletes, the International Criteria, was developed to distinguish physiologic from pathologic ECG findings in athletes. Although application of the International Criteria has reduced the PPCS false-positive rate, interpretative challenges and potential areas of improvement remain. This review provides an overview of common pitfalls and future directions for ECG interpretation in athletes.

Indexed as

Mass ScreeningSportsAthletesDeath, Sudden, CardiacElectrocardiographyHumansAthleteCardiac screeningElectrocardiographyPreparticipation screeningSudden cardiac death

Identifiers

PMID38280813
PMCPMC11207195
OpenAlexW4391241594

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