Sports Medicine News

Pre-participation screening, particularly whether an ECG should be included as part of a pre-participation exam for young athletes, is one of the most widely debated topics in sports cardiology.

More than 40% of young athletes who participated in a single-visit screening program had prehypertension or hypertension, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Care of the Athletic Heart conference.

A structurally normal heart was the most common finding among athletes who experienced sudden cardiac death, but the cause and circumstance of death varied significantly by the athletes’ race, researchers reported.

Both step counts and time-based physical activity reduced the risks of death and CVD among women aged 62 years and older, a study in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

Persistent shorter sleep durations during childhood were associated with a greater risk of psychosis disorder and psychotic episodes during early adulthood, a study in JAMA Psychiatry showed.

ATLANTA — A screening study presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session showed that there is a high prevalence of unrecognized heart disease among former National Football League players.

The results of the second annual national primary care scorecard suggest the field is facing major problems — poor funding and a diminishing workforce, among them — but increased attention on the issues may offer hope, according to experts.

Approximately 70% of children and teens drop out of organized sports by age 13 years, the AAP highlighted in a new clinical report published in Pediatrics.

Resumption of elite-level sports after recovery from COVID-19 is “safe and feasible,” according to a prospective study of Dutch athletes.