Information sessions led by Saint Barnabas Health Care System
affiliates throughout the state to call attention to the
problem and the importance of cardiac screening for young
players.
Parents, coaches, and youth athletic directors learn about
the causes of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, and
receive important information, including health history forms
to be completed by parents and athletes prior to the program’s
cardiac screening and evaluation.
The American
Heart Association suggests that a complete and careful
personal and family history and physical examination are
the best ways to identify young players at risk for sudden
cardiac arrest.
The Playing With Heart program holds cardiac screening events
that make it easy and convenient for young athletes to be
evaluated. In addition to physical examination of young athletes
by Saint Barnabas cardiologists, the program provides EKG
testing and immediate results interpretation to players and
their parents or guardians at each screening event. If initial
results identify a need for further testing, players will
be referred to appropriate specialists, as needed.
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