American College of Sports Medicine Expert Consensus Statement to Update Recommendations for Screening, Staffing, and Emergency Policies to Prevent Cardiovascular Events at Health Fitness Facilities

Curr Sports Med Rep. 2020 Jun;19(6):223-231. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000721.

Authors

Paul D Thompson¹, Aaron L Baggish², Barry Franklin³, Carrie Jaworski⁴, Deborah Riebe⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT.
² Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
³ Division of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI.
⁴ Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Glenview, IL.
⁵ Department of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.

PMID: 32516193
DOI: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000721

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
Consensus
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
Defibrillators
Emergency Treatment / standards*
Fitness Centers / standards*
Humans
Mass Screening / standards
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / standards*
Sports Medicine / standards*
United States