• However, results have not been reproduced
  
• Aim: to determine if pre-participation screening of athletes with ECG reduced their risk for sudden death
• Methods: Evaluation of National Sport Law enacted in Israel in 1997on the incidence of sudden death among competitive athletes
  • systematic search of 2 main newspapers
  • size of population was retrieved from the Israel Sport Authority and extrapolated to the changes in population size over time
• 24 documented events of SCD
  • 11 before 1997 (2.54 /100 000 athlete-years)
  • 13 after 1997 (2.66/ 100 000 athlete years)
  • P= 0.88
    
    
    

Frequency of repeat screening?

• European Guidelines:
  • Young athletes: at least every two years
• Belgium
  • Depends on the individual sports federations