Athlete's heart electrocardiogram mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-151

  Pelliccia, Antonio ^a   Maron, Barry J ^a  

^a Institute of Sport Science   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; TIME;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DEATH, SUDDEN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035286176     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: 15343170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-001-0042-9     Document Type: Article

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