Panhuyzen-Goedkoop Nicole M
Sport Medisch Centrum Papendal, Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2012;156(31):A4895.
The sudden cardiac death (SCD) of an athlete is always a dramatic event, and one wonders if it could have been prevented by pre-participation cardiovascular screening. For years now, a pro/con debate has been taking place on the pre-participation screening of athletes: the method, who is responsible, cost-effectiveness, obligatory or voluntary screening. In this pro-article, which agrees with the "sudden cardiac death can be prevented by routinely pre-participation cardiovascular screening"-standpoint, the unique Italian experience is the best argument for the support of screening. This study clearly demonstrated a reduction in SCD in those athletes who were screened in accordance with Italian law.
运动员的心脏性猝死（SCD）始终是一个令人震惊的事件，人们不禁会想，通过赛前心血管筛查是否可以预防此类事件的发生。多年来，关于运动员赛前筛查一直存在赞成和反对的争论：筛查方法、责任主体、成本效益、强制筛查还是自愿筛查。在这篇赞成性文章中，其赞同“通过常规的赛前心血管筛查可预防心脏性猝死”这一观点，意大利独一无二的经验是支持筛查的最佳论据。这项研究清楚地表明，按照意大利法律接受筛查的运动员中，心脏性猝死的发生率有所降低。
