Abstract 17028: Screening Collegiate Athletes: The Reliability of the Preparticipation Survey. The Dartmouth College Athletic Screening Registry

Introduction: Screening for risk of sudden cardiac death in highly conditioned athletes is a requirement for all students prior to participation in an NCAA sanctioned sport. However, despite the American Heart Association’s recommendations on screening in competitive athletes, this process remains non-standardized with providers of various backgrounds screening the athletes. We assessed differences in screening between athlete’s primary care provider and a cardiologist directed sports medicine team. Methods: All students prior to entering their first year of NCAA sport participation received the 14 item pre-enrollment survey with 10 history questions and 4 physical exam findings, endorsed by the AHA, to be completed by an outside provider. An enrollment survey was repeated by members of a cardiologist directed sports medicine team at the college health center with the addition of an ECG. We report on concordance and discordance between data reported on the 2 surveys. Results: A total of 227 students were ...