Dr Jessica Orchard, The University of Sydney, jessica.orchard@sydney.edu.au
The Australasian Registry of Electrocardiograms in National Athletes (ARENA) is a clinical quality registry (self-reported). ARENA collects cardiac screening data for athletes over the age of 16 years, including ECGs and results of other cardiac tests from sporting organisations in Australia and New Zealand. It is led by researchers at the University of Sydney, in collaboration with other national and international experts, and based at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) Registry Centre. ARENA was launched in 2023, initially in Australia, with New Zealand to follow as funding allows. All sporting organisations conducting cardiac screening of athletes (including ECG) are eligible to provide data. Outcomes and diagnoses will be monitored regularly.
ARENA will provide a long-term international data repository to improve our understanding of ECG interpretation, cardiac screening and diagnoses, and the rates of major cardiac events in screened athletes. A unique aim is to address important evidence gaps in under-represented athlete groups, specifically female athletes and Indigenous populations. Results will inform policy and guidelines. The overall aim is to improve the quality of their cardiac screening programs and provide better cardiac care for young athletes.
- Feedback to contributing clinicians
- Shared with other clinicians
- Shared with consumers
- Shared with medical colleges
- Reported in Annual Report
- Reported in other public reports
- Shared with clinicians and sporting organisations - Reported in annual report (deidentified, aggregate data) - Presented at conferences and open-access journal articles (deidentified, aggregate data)
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Sporting organisations that undertake cardiac screening of athletes.