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Irfan M. Asif
Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications - 105
Citations - 3699
Irfan M. Asif is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Athletes & Sudden cardiac death. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 94 publications receiving 2917 citations. Previous affiliations of Irfan M. Asif include University of Washington & Greenville Health System.
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Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death in National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletes
TL;DR: The purpose of this study was to more precisely estimate the incidence of SCD in National Collegiate Athletic Association student-athletes and assess the accuracy of traditional methods for collecting data on SCD.
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International recommendations for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes
Sanjay Sharma,Jonathan A. Drezner,Aaron L. Baggish,Michael Papadakis,Mathew G Wilson,Jordan M. Prutkin,Andre La Gerche,Michael J. Ackerman,Mats Börjesson,Jack C. Salerno,Irfan M. Asif,David S. Owens,Eugene Ho-Joon Chung,Michael S. Emery,Victor F. Froelicher,Hein Heidbuchel,Carmen Adamuz,Chad A. Asplund,Gordon Cohen,Kimberly G. Harmon,Joseph C. Marek,Silvana Molossi,Josef Niebauer,Hank F. Pelto,Marco V Perez,Nathan R Riding,Tess Saarel,Christian Schmied,David Shipon,Ricardo Stein,Victoria L. Vetter,Antonio Pelliccia,Domenico Corrado +32 more
TL;DR: This statement represents an international consensus for ECG interpretation in athletes and provides expert opinion-based recommendations linking specific ECG abnormalities and the secondary evaluation for conditions associated with SCD.
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Incidence, cause, and comparative frequency of sudden cardiac death in national collegiate athletic association athletes a decade in review
Kimberly G. Harmon,Irfan M. Asif,Joseph J. Maleszewski,David S. Owens,Jordan M. Prutkin,Jack C. Salerno,Monica Zigman,Rachel Ellenbogen,Ashwin L. Rao,Michael J. Ackerman,Jonathan A. Drezner +10 more
TL;DR: A database of all National Collegiate Athletic Association deaths (2003-2013) was developed in this paper, where the most common cause of death was sudden cardiac death (SCD).
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International criteria for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes: Consensus statement
Jonathan A. Drezner,Sanjay Sharma,Aaron L. Baggish,Michael Papadakis,Mathew G Wilson,Jordan M. Prutkin,Andre La Gerche,Michael J. Ackerman,Mats Börjesson,Mats Börjesson,Jack C. Salerno,Irfan M. Asif,David S. Owens,Eugene H. Chung,Michael S. Emery,Victor F. Froelicher,Victor F. Froelicher,Hein Heidbuchel,Carmen Adamuz,Chad A. Asplund,Gordon Cohen,Kimberly G. Harmon,Joseph C. Marek,Silvana Molossi,Josef Niebauer,Hank F. Pelto,Marco V. Perez,Nathan R Riding,Tess Saarel,Christian Schmied,David Shipon,Ricardo Stein,Victoria L. Vetter,Antonio Pelliccia,Domenico Corrado +34 more
TL;DR: This statement represents an international consensus for ECG interpretation in athletes and provides expert opinion-based recommendations linking specific ECG abnormalities and the secondary evaluation for conditions associated with SCD.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Considerations for the Competitive Athlete.
Brett G Toresdahl,Irfan M. Asif +1 more
TL;DR: Sports medicine providers involved in the care of competitive athletes should be aware of the prevention strategies for COVID-19, common symptoms for the disease, potential treatment options, and when it may be safe to return to athletic participation after infection.