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Cardiac Screening To Mitigate The Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Death In Middle Eastern And African Competitive Athletes. A Systematic Review, Yusuf Hallak, Umberto Battistin, Ahmad Mustafa Al-Masaeed May 2020

Cardiac Screening To Mitigate The Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Death In Middle Eastern And African Competitive Athletes. A Systematic Review, Yusuf Hallak, Umberto Battistin, Ahmad Mustafa Al-Masaeed

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Objective: The study aims to review the literature regarding abnormalities predisposing to Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in young Middle Eastern and African competitive athletes between the years 2009e2019 and aims to assess cardiac pre-participation screening methods.

Methods: A PubMed search was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The search targeted articles that reported the prevalence of cardiac abnormalities found in Middle Eastern and African athletes, and it also focused on comparing cardiac screening methods for assessment of athletes. Results: our studies fell within the inclusion criteria and were included in the …