Preventive screening for sudden cardiac death in young athletes debated
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 02:01
in Health & Medicine
While ensuring the safety of high school and college athletes is hardly controversial, the method and associated costs of doing so are hotly debated. Conducting electrocardiographic screenings of all young competitive athletes in the United States would cost up to $69 billion over 20 years and save about 4,813 lives, making the cost per life saved over $10 million, according to a new study.