Sport and arrhythmias

12.30-14.00

Core Curriculum

Program Chairmen: Franco Giada – Barry J. Maron

TO SCREEN OR NOT TO SCREEN: THE ITALIAN/EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW

Chairmen: L. Mont/ Barcelona, Spain – G. Thiene/ Padua, Italy

J-wave (early repolarization) in competitive athletes. Is it relevant to screening?
A. Pelliccia/ Rome, Italy

More AEDs: a better idea than screening to prevent sudden death on the athletic
field?
E. Marijon / Paris, France*

So you want to screen … what about what you may find: the ”gray-zone” and
disqualification
D.S. Cannom/ Los Angeles, USA

Italian/European reaction to 2014 AHA/ACC screening guidelines
D. Corrado/ Padua, Italy

American reaction to Italian/European reaction to 2014 guidelines
N.A.M. Estes/ Boston, USA