YOUng Football Italian amateur players Remote electrocardiogram Screening with Telemedicine (YOU FIRST) study: Preliminary results

摘要

Sudden death in young athletes is largely related to cardiovascular disease [ 1 ]. According to recent studies, cardiovascular causes of sudden death in young athletes were hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (36%) and congenital coronary artery anomalies (17%) [2]. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [3] and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia [4], however, are reported as the leading cause of cardiac sudden death in different populations. A pre-participation screening based on an electrocardiogram has been proposed as the ideal way to minimize the incidence of sudden cardiac death in young athletes [5]. Group 2 electrocardiogram changes, appearing at rest electrocardiogram, may indicate further cardiovascular examinations, as recommended by European Society of Cardiology [6].