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Sports Cardiology expert Dr. Drezner explains what new electrocardiogram criteria mean for athletes

Sports Cardiology expert Dr. Drezner explains what new electrocardiogram criteria mean for athletes

FromBJSM Podcast


Sports Cardiology expert Dr. Drezner explains what new electrocardiogram criteria mean for athletes

FromBJSM Podcast

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Professor Jon Drezner is a family medicine physician from Seattle, USA with expertise in sports medicine and sports cardiology. He shares the new international criteria for electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation in athletes - these lead to a lower false positive rate while maintaining sensitivity. He clearly defines the key changes and what to look out for on an ECG.

You can access the International ECG Criteria paper below and also check out the conference Prof. Drezner is organising in Seattle 2-3 November 2017.

International ECG Interpretation Criteria -
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2017/03/03/bjsports-2016-097331.
Conference: “Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Sports Cardiology for the Team Physician and Cardiology Consultant” - https://uw.cloud-cme.com/Ap2.aspx?EID=4649&P=5.
Released:
Sep 22, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is a multimedia information portal that provides original research, reviews, and debate relating to clinically-relevant aspects of sport and exercise medicine. We contribute to innovation (research), education (teaching and learning), and knowledge translation (implementing research into practice and policy). We use web, print, video, and audio material to serve the international sport and exercise medicine community.