Stanford Researchers Start Voluntary Program to Screen Athletes for Heart Problems.

Business Wire | October 31, 2007 | Copyright

STANFORD, Calif. -- Everyone has heard the stories: the fit 20-something who drops dead in the middle of a marathon, the high school football player who, without warning, dies during practice. While rare, the stories of sudden death among young athletes strike fear into the hearts of parents everywhere.

In an effort to protect against sudden death in athletes, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have begun a voluntary program to conduct advanced routine heart testing of all the university's student athletes. Starting with the entire football ...

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