Inarota Laily, Tom G H Wiggers, Niels van Steijn, Nick Bijsterveld, Adrianus J Bakermans, Martijn Froeling, Sandra van den Berg-Faay, Ferdinand H de Haan, Rianne H A C M de Bruin-Bon, S Matthijs Boekholdt, R Nils Planken, Evert Verhagen, Harald T Jorstad
INTRODUCTION: The optimal pre-participation screening strategy to identify athletes at risk for exercise-induced cardiovascular events is unknown. We therefore aimed to compare the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) pre-participation screening strategies against extensive cardiovascular evaluations in identifying high-risk individuals among 35-50-year-old apparently healthy men. METHODS: We applied ACSM and ESC pre-participation screenings to 25 men participating in a study on first-time marathon running...
February 7, 2024: Cardiology