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Young Athletes Need Dual Screening Tests for Heart Defects, Study Suggests

Using just 1 popular test or the other could miss serious cardiac abnormalities

Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)– To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns Hopkins.

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Sudden cardiac death due to heart rhythm disturbances is blamed for more than 3,000 deaths a year in young people, especially athletes who have inherited…

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