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SCD and Athletics

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catastrophes strike to the core of our sensibilities and often galvanize us. They also inevitably raise a number of practical and ethical issues. Bibliography lists 6 sources. BBcardcR.doc  SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN SPORTS Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., November 2000  Introduction Colleges and universities may not be doing everything they should to detect heart problems among athletes, according to a report published in  the March 22/29 (2000) issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. While students are regularly required to take physical examinations before competing, colleges often do not ask enough  questions about the athletes family medical histories, the report says. Sudden deaths in athletes are usually caused by previously unsuspected cardiovascular disease. Such an event often assumes a high  public profile because of the generally held idea that trained athletes make up one of the healthiest segments of our society. The sudden death of a well-known elite athlete really  takes us by surprise. Athletic field catastrophes strike to the core of our sensibilities and often galvanize us. They also inevitably raise a number of practical and ethical issues. Current  Cardiovascular testing The technology exists to unmask certain heart abnormalities in young athletes. But when it comes to mass-screening guidelines for an entire nation of competitors, application of high-tech diagnostic  tests is unrealistic, according to a panel of experts. According Vanchieri (1996), the panel concluded that the best available and most practical approach to screening competitive athletes, regardless of age,  involves two components: 1) a comprehensive and thorough personal and family history and 2) a physical examination designed to identify, or at least alert someone to the possibilities of cardiovascular