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GE HEALTHCARE PROVIDES PORTABLE CARDIAC ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIES TO THE 12th IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS, HOSTED IN BERLIN, August 15-23, 2009.
- Six GE Healthcare cardiac ultrasound technologies, the Vivid i, to be located at four different venues during the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin
- Berlin will host some 2,000 athletes from over 200 countries during one week, Aug 15-23, 2009
- Cardiac ultrasound provides detailed images of the heart, allowing to identify specific injuries, an important prerequisite in helping design individual training plans. Early diagnosis is critical to the recovery of athletes
BERLIN, GERMANY, AUGUST 17, 2009 – GE Healthcare, the US$17 billion healthcare business of General Electric Company (GE), today announced supplying six portable, laptop sized cardiovascular ultrasound systems, known as the Vivid i, on site during the 12th IAAF Athletics World Championships in Berlin. These advanced medical technologies will be available for use on some 2,000 elite athletes from over 200 countries, ensuring emergency and non-emergency healthcare access for the competing athletes.
For any elite athlete, the distinction between “athlete's heart” (non-pathological changes in cardiac morphology associated with training) and cardiac disease is critical. The identification of cardiovascular disease in an athlete may be the basis for disqualification from competition. However, the improper diagnosis of cardiac disease in any athlete may lead to their unnecessary withdrawal from athletics.