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Article Dans Une Revue Archives of cardiovascular diseases Année : 2017

The medical value and cost-effectiveness of an exercise test for sport preparticipation evaluation in asymptomatic middle-aged white male and female athletes

Laurent Chevalier
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Gaëlle Kervio
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Stephane Doutreleau
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Jean-Philippe Mathieu
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Jean-Michel Guy
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Aude Mignot
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Luc Corneloup
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François Passard
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Thierry Laporte
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Aude Girard-Girod
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Olivier Hennebert
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Philippe Bernadet
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Marie-Pierre Vincent-Chevalier
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Laurent Gencel
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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular events related to high-intensity sport practice are rare but dramatic. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of these events after the age of 35 years. The value of a maximal exercise test (ET) for detection of athletes at risk remains a matter of debate. AIM: The aim of this prospective multicentre study was to clarify the medical value and cost-effectiveness of an ET in middle-aged white asymptomatic athletes who participate in high-intensity sport. METHODS: All athletes had a physical examination, assessment of cardiovascular risk factors, a resting electrocardiogram and an ET. In case of abnormal ET, complementary cardiovascular evaluation was performed, when requested, to detect potential cardiovascular disease. RESULTS: 1361 asymptomatic athletes (mean age 50.4±9.6 years; mean training 5.1±3.2h/week; 10.4% women) with a normal resting electrocardiogram and without cardiovascular disease were consecutively included. An abnormal ET was reported in 144 subjects (94% men); this was positively related to the subject's age and cardiovascular risk level. Cardiac arrhythmias (48%) and CAD symptoms (33.3%) were mainly reported. Cardiovascular disease was confirmed in 24 cases (1.7% from the whole population; 16.7% from those with an abnormal ET) - mainly CAD (n=12) and arterial hypertension (n=8). Seventy athletes presented significant unexplained arrhythmias. The cost was approximately €8450 for every confirmed case of cardiovascular disease. CONCLUSIONS: In this multicentre study in middle-aged athletes, a systematic ET was abnormal in 10.6% of cases. About 2% of subjects had cardiovascular disease, mainly arrhythmias and CAD. From these results, it seems that in a trained population aged >35 years, ET should be targeted at men with at least two cardiovascular risk factors, with acceptable cost-effectiveness.

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hal-01502237 , version 1 (05-04-2017)

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Laurent Chevalier, Gaëlle Kervio, Stephane Doutreleau, Jean-Philippe Mathieu, Jean-Michel Guy, et al.. The medical value and cost-effectiveness of an exercise test for sport preparticipation evaluation in asymptomatic middle-aged white male and female athletes. Archives of cardiovascular diseases, 2017, 110 (3), pp.149-156. ⟨10.1016/j.acvd.2016.06.001⟩. ⟨hal-01502237⟩
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