Preparticipation physical evaluation: getting to the heart of the matter

Preparticipation physical evaluation: getting to the heart of the matter. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 30, No. 10(Suppl.), pp. S341-S344, 1998. The cardiovascular evaluation is an important component of the preparticipation physical examination of the athlete. The history should be standardized to include questions ranging from those about chest pain and palpitations to ones about syncope. The physical examination should not be a perfunctory...