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Development of an Online Cardiovascular Pre-participation Screening Tool: The Community and Athletic Cardiovascular Health Network Screening Portal

Published:March 13, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2023.03.008
      Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in athletes and active individuals.
      • Grubic N.
      • Hill B.
      • Phelan D.
      • Baggish A.
      • Dorian P.
      • Johri A.M.
      Bystander interventions and survival after exercise-related sudden cardiac arrest: a systematic review.
      Although these events are rare, they have a profound psychologic impact on communities.
      • Quinn R.
      • Moulson N.
      • Wang J.
      • Isserow S.
      • McKinney J.
      Sports-related sudden cardiac death attributable to myocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
      To identify athletes at risk of cardiovascular events, pre-participation screening (PPS) is recommended by numerous international medical societies, including the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS).
      • Johri A.M.
      • Poirier P.
      • Dorian P.
      • et al.
      Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society joint position statement on the cardiovascular screening of competitive athletes.
      However, there is substantial variability in screening practices across Canada, and no formal system to track athletic screening outcomes.
      • Moulson N.
      • Kuljic N.
      • McKinney J.
      • et al.
      Variation in preparticipation screening medical questionnaires and physical examinations across Canadian universities.
      In an attempt to standardise PPS and facilitate the collection of screening data from Canadian athletes, the Community and Athletic Cardiovascular Health Network (CATCHNet) developed an online cardiovascular screening portal. This portal allows health care providers to efficiently organise PPS requests and review patient information, all while contributing to an athletic cardiovascular health research registry. The purpose of the present commentary is to describe the infrastructure of this portal and to promote its use within Canadian institutions aiming to incorporate a standardised data collection tool for screening requests.
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