STLMoms: Could Your Student Athlete be at Risk for a Rare Heart Condition?

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO (KTVI-FOX2now.com) - Within the last year, two St. Louis area student athletes have died of a rare heart condition. Each year, around 120 athletes under the age of 35 die from sudden cardiac death. Could your child be at risk? How do parents know what symptoms to look for? SLUCare Sports Medicine Specialist, Dr. Will Mitchell talks about the condition and its warning signs.  He also discusses the importance of having athletic trainers on site to manage the problem.

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SLU Programs Develop Poster Promoting the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletics

Supported by a grant from the Physician Assistant Foundation, the SLU Department of Physician Assistant Education and the SLU Athletic Training Education Program developed a poster designed to educate high school coaches, administrators, students and their parents on the prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletics.  The poster will be distributed to regional high schools in May 2010.

Successful SCD Conference Hosted at SLU

The SLU Athletic Training Education Program hosted a successful conference on Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in Athletics on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Allied Health Building on the Medical Center Campus.  The program was co-sponsored by the SLU Department of Physician Assistant Education, the Physician Assistant Foundation, the SLU College of Medicine, SLUCare and Saint Louis University Hospital.  The conference coordinators were Kitty Newsham PhD, ATC and Tyler Wadsworth MD.

Dean Charlotte Royeen greets the program attendees.

PROGRAM

Overview: Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletics

Michael Lim, MD, FACC

Controversies in Cardiac Screening

Tyler Wadsworth, MD

Pre-Participation Physical Exam

Jeremy Reed, DO

Genetic Risk Factors Identified For Sudden Cardiac Death

Gary S. Gottesman, M.D., FAAP, FACMG

Sickle Cell Trait in Athletics

Janiece Stewart, MD

Medical Evaluation of Exercise Associated Collapse

Will Mitchell, MD

Medical Management of Athletes with Cardiac Conditions

Matthew Bayes, MD, FAAP

Case Presentation and Panel Discussion: Cardiac Conditions in Athletes

Program Faculty at Panel Discussion: Dr. Will Mitchell, Dr. Tyler Wadsworth, Dr. Janeice Stewart, Dr. Matt Bayes and Dr. Jeremy Reed