Labroots

Explaining Sudden Cardiac Death in Male Minority Athletes

Over 840 sudden deaths in athletes were due to cardiovascular problems, out of 2400 total deaths between 1980 and 2011. Using data from the U.S. National Registry of Sudden Death in Athletes, ...
BMJ

Cardiovascular incidents in male professional football players with negative preparticipation cardiac screening results: an 8-year follow-up

Correspondence to Dr Hilde Moseby Berge, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo 0806, Norway; HildeMoseby.Berge{at}olympiatoppen.no ...
BMJ

Does cardiovascular preparticipation screening cause psychological distress in athletes? A systematic review

Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, APA PsycInfo, Cochrane Library and grey literature sources. Study eligibility criteria Observational and experimental studies assessing a ...
Nature

Oscillometric measurement of brachial artery cross-sectional area and its relationship with cardiovascular risk factors and arterial stiffness in a middle-aged male population

Recently, a new device based on an oscillometric method has been developed for the measurement of brachial artery cross-sectional area, which is virtually identical to the diameter. This measurement ...