Published online February 1, 2007
PEDIATRICS Vol. 119 No. 2 February 2007, pp. 408-409 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-3170)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Preventing Pediatric Sudden Cardiac Death: In Reply

Robert M. Campbell, MD
Sibley Heart Center
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30341

Stuart Berger, MD
Herma Heart Center
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997

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We thank Dr Yabek for his letter in response to our recent commentary about pediatric sudden cardiac death (SCD).1 To date, we are not aware of any prospective evaluation of a standardized preparticipation-evaluation form (such as currently proposed by the American Academy of Pediatrics) for screening of patients and families at risk for SCD. Other studies in the literature2,3 have been retrospective but reported a relatively . . . [Full Text of this Article]