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Key Concepts in the Evaluation of Screening Approaches for Heart Disease in Children and Adolescents

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Sudden cardiac death can be the first presentation for several cardiac conditions.
Communities sometimes seek supplementary screening strategies (electrocardiography, for example) in response to sudden cardiac death in children and adolescents.
Universal screening programs will require sound data and key stakeholder support.

Read the full article in Circulation
Circulation. 2012: published online before print April 30, 2012, 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3182579f25.

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Commentary: Screening for Serious Cardiovascular Diseases in Children and Adolescents: Does the evidence Support Going Forward AND Are We Able to "Pull It Off"? by Stuart Berger, MD, FAHA, FACC, FAAP, FHRS
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