Outcomes of cardiac screening in elite para-football players in the United Kingdom
In this study, para-football players were three times more likely to be diagnosed with a cardiac condition requiring management and/or surveillance compared with non-para players. Moreover, para-football players had a higher prevalence of serious cardiac disease associated with SCD. Cardiac screening inclusive of ECG is warranted in this growing cohort of athletes.
Authors
- Raghav Bhatia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3604-7957)
- Richard Weiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-839X)
- Aneil Malhotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8670-3764)
- Charlotte Cowie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3417-4335)
- Jamie S. McPhee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-0773)
- Kentaro Yamagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4124-6421)
- Sanjay Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3630-6138)
Institutions
- Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
- English Institute of Sport (GB)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- University of Hull (GB)
- The Football Association (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110406
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council