Publication Name	World Journal of Methodology
Manuscript ID	2495
Country	Italy

Received	2013-02-25 16:29
Peer-Review Started	2013-02-27 09:02
To Make the First Decision	2013-03-11 15:11
Return for Revision	2013-03-15 11:13
Revised	2013-04-09 17:19
Second Decision	2013-04-18 16:33
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-04-19 05:53
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Category	Sport Sciences
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Pre-participation screening for the prevention of sudden cardiac death in athletes
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Paolo Borrione, Federico Quaranata and Emanuela Ciminelli
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Paolo Borrione, MD, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza Lauro de Bosis 15, 00194 Rome, Italy. paolo.borrione@uniroma4.it
Key Words	Sudden cardiac death; Prevention; Athletes; Pre-participation screening; Screening
Core Tip	The review underlines the different incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the reason of this discrepancy as well as the different kind of approach to competitive athletes in Italy and United States. We emphasize the importance of electrocardiogram (ECG) as a simple and economical diagnostic tool, considering the opportunity of implementing the pre-participation screening (PPS) with echocardiogram, in order to detect mild structural cardiac diseases. After a cost-effectiveness analysis we finally suggest an innovative proposal in order to further prevent SCD: a rapid but focused echocardiogram assessment during the first PPS in addition to physical examination and ECG.
Publish Date	2013-05-23 15:29
Citation	Borrione P, Quaranata F, Ciminelli E. Pre-participation screening for the prevention of sudden cardiac death in athletes. World J Methodol 2013; 3(1): 1-6
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v3/i1/1.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjm.v3.i1.1

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