Screening for sudden cardiac death in children: Useful tool or wishful thinking?

Czech version

Authors: J. Janoušek; P. Kubuš
Authors‘ workplace: Dětské kardiocentrum 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 2018; 73 (5): 291-295.
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Overview

The potential for screening young individuals for increased risk of sudden cardiac death has been actively debated within the medical community, as well as in the public. Reports on sudden cardiac death published by the media and different views on the feasibility and rationality of screening are enriching and emotionalizing the debate. In the following article, evidence on the utility of electrocardiographic screening to detect conditions with increased risk of sudden cardiac death in the young is critically discussed.

Key words:

sudden cardiac death, children, adolescents, electrocardiography, screening, sport

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Czech-Slovak Pediatrics

2018 Issue 5