TY - JOUR T1 - Cardiovascular screening of Paralympic athletes reported by chief medical officers of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 43 LP - 44 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099708 VL - 53 IS - 1 AU - Brett G Toresdahl AU - Cheri Blauwet AU - Cindy J Chang AU - Daphne I Ling AU - Irfan M Asif Y1 - 2019/01/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/1/43.abstract N2 - The 2009 IOC Consensus Statement on Periodic Health Evaluation (PHE) of Elite Athletes recommends a 12-lead ECG, but the frequency of the PHE elements is not defined.1 In 2011, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) approved the IPC Medical Code, which describes the need for routine PHE based on the latest medical knowledge.2 However, the components and frequency of screening are also not delineated. Recent research has evaluated the cardiovascular (CV) screening practices of Olympic athletes, but there are limited data regarding CV screening of Paralympic athletes.3 4 This study aimed to investigate current practices for CV screening of Paralympic athletes. Chief medical officers (CMOs) for National Paralympic Committees of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games were identified by the IPC and surveyed regarding the CV screening practices of their respective teams. The primary outcome was the utilisation of CV screening components as part of the PHE. The secondary outcomes were the frequency of performing the CV screening components.A total of 35 of the 49 (71.4%) countries … ER -