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26 to 26 of 26 Research Studies DisplayedBurns KM, Encinosa WE, Pearson GD
AHRQ Author: Encinosa WE
Electrocardiogram in preparticipation athletic evaluations among insured youths.
The researchers retrospectively characterized electrocardiogram (ECG) use among preparticipation history and examinations (PPEs). They found that thirteen percent of PPEs with ECG and 0.5 percent of PPEs alone led to a cardiology referral. After PPEs with ECG, cardiac disease was identified in 18 percent (2 percent sports-limiting); after PPEs alone, cardiac disease was identified in 0.5 percent (0.03 percent sports-limiting).
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Citation: Burns KM, Encinosa WE, Pearson GD .
Electrocardiogram in preparticipation athletic evaluations among insured youths.
J Pediatr 2015 Oct;167(4):804-09.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.011..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Diagnostic Safety and Quality