Jessica J Orchard, John W Orchard, Angus J Davis, Rajesh Puranik, Julia C Isbister, Andre La Gerche, Tim Driscoll, Robert N Doughty, Bruce Hamilton
OBJECTIVES: To report findings from the High Performance Sport New Zealand cardiac screening programme, including comparisons between sexes and ethnicities. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. METHODS: Elite Olympic-sport athletes were screened (2012-2022) with personal/family history, physical examination, resting 12-lead ECG and followed from the date of first screening until July 2022. An audit reviewed screening records, including demographic data, ECGs, follow-up and diagnoses...
October 21, 2023: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport