What have we learned from 25 years of screening young athletes in Italy? Should all athletes undergo a 12-lead ECG prior to competition as part of a prevention strategy for SCD? Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Investigators evaluated three-dimensional computed tomography images of congenital spinal deformities and proposed a new classification based on the information obtained. Spine
Attenuated 1-minute heart rate (HR) recovery is a cardiovascular risk factor in adults. What characterizes 1-min HR recovery after a maximum-effort, symptom-limited exercise test in healthy children? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
How practical would it be to implement widespread screening policies in athletes to determine if they are at risk for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Using ultrasound to guide injections into the joints can substantially improve accuracy, a new systematic review demonstrates. Reuters Health Information
Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Wednesday that U.S. regulators had granted it permission to market its rheumatoid arthritis agent Actemra (tocilizumab) as a means of preventing structural joint damage in patients. Reuters Health Information