Table of Contents
CLINICAL SCENARIO 1
FOCUSED CLINICAL QUESTION 2
KEYWORDS 2
SUMMARY OF SEARCH METHODOLOGY 3
SEARCH STRATEGY 3
SOURCES OF EVIDENCE SEARCHED 3
BEST EVIDENCE REVIEWED 3
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IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE 5
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 5
REFERENCES 5
Greene & McCauley 2
CLINICAL SCENARIO
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition where the heart becomes enlarged. This
condition will often go undiagnosed and individuals will live normal lives without
presentation of symptoms. However, athletes are more exposed to episodes or symptoms
of the condition due to the less placed stress on the heart. Causes of the condition can go
unknown but also can be related to genes. In some causes the heart with this condition can
experience too much stress causing arrhythmias or sudden death. We must ask the
question; why are heart conditions going unnoticed and leading to death at a young age?
Our question has been created to understand the best diagnostic test for diagnosing
athletes with underlying heart conditions.
Keywords:
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Diagnostic testing
Greene & McCauley 3
Search Strategy:
Patient: Athletes 16-22 of age
Intervention: Diagnostic tests
Outcome: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
need to be conducted in order to obtain a better understanding for diagnostic testing for
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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(2017). Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Youth Athletes: Successful Screening With
Point-of-Care Ultrasound by Medical Students. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine:
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Rowin, E. J., & Maron, M. S. (2016). The Role of Cardiac MRI in the Diagnosis and Risk
Stratification of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Arrhythmia & electrophysiology
review, 5(3), 197-202.