Cardiologist recommends EKG screening for some college athletes

Sandeep Jauhar, MD, a cardiologist with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times recommending electrocardiogram screening for some college athletes. 

In the U.S. athletics, electrocardiogram screening is generally reserved only for professional athletes. Click the link below to see Jauhar's take:

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