National Electrocardiography Screening for Competitive Athletes: Feasible in the United States?

Two articles in this issue offer much-needed data on presport screening with ECG. In a study of 510 college student–athletes, Baggish and colleagues report that screening with ECG enhanced sensitiv...

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