Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death

Cardiac Arrest Dr Patrizia Melchert, the chair of the WDSF Medical Commission, circulates the document "Cardiac Arrest and Sport Screening Programmes in DanceSport" to all WDSF Members and writes:

According to our presentation at the Annual General Meeting in Rome and after a lot of work - most of it done by our valued colleague Dr. Tim Rausche - the WDSF Medical Commission is proud to present its recommendations for the future prevention of "Sudden Cardiac Death" in DanceSport. These recommendations have been developed in accordance with current IOC, ESC (European Society of Cardiology) and AHA (American Heart Association) guidelines dealing with cardiovascular prevention programmes in sports.

Recommendations for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in DanceSport

Published on 4 October 2016