Inter-Rater Reliability and Downstream Financial Implications of Electrocardiography Screening in Young Athletes

Background—Preparticipation screening for cardiovascular disease in young athletes with electrocardiography is endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology and several major sporting organizations. One of the concerns of the ECG as a screening test in young athletes relates to the potential for variation in interpretation. We investigated the degree of variation in ECG interpretation in athletes and its financial impact among cardiologists of differing experience.

Harshil Dhutia, Aneil Malhotra, Tee Joo Yeo, Irina Chis Ster, Vincent Gabus, Alexandros Steriotis, Helder Dores, Greg Mellor, Carmen García-Corrales, Bode Ensam, Viknesh Jayalapan, Vivienne Anne Ezzat, Gherardo Finocchiaro, Sabiha Gati, Michael Papadakis, Maria Tome-Esteban, Sanjay Sharma

Inter-Rater Reliability and Downstream Financial Implications of Electrocardiography Screening in Young Athletes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, August 2017, {Abstract}