Cardiovascular risks to young persons on the athletic field

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 379-386

  Maron, Barry J ^a  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART ARREST; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0032168110     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-129-5-199809010-00006     Document Type: Review

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