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Value of EKG tests for teens under debate

There's no proof heart screenings for adolescents save lives, doctors say, who add that performing screenings on all young athletes may create false positives and costly interventions.

By Cassandra PollockMarch 13, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated March 13, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Value of EKG tests for teens under debate

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
March 13, 2017

<h1>Value of EKG tests for teens under debate</h1>
<p class="byline">by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune <br />March 13, 2017</p>
<p>There's no proof heart screenings for adolescents save lives, doctors say, who add that performing screenings on all young athletes <a href="https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2017/03/07/dont-get-ekg-happy-say-docs-as-heart-screening-for-teens-questioned/">may create false positives</a> and costly interventions. (KQED)</p>
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Value of EKG tests for teens under debate

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
March 13, 2017

There's no proof heart screenings for adolescents save lives, doctors say, who add that performing screenings on all young athletes may create false positives and costly interventions. (KQED)

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