The athlete's heart: Remodeling, electrocardiogram and preparticipation screening

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-90

  Pelliccia, Antonio ^a   Di Paolo, Fernando M ^a   Maron, Barry J ^a  

^a Institute of Sports Science   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Cardiomyopathies; Electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONDITIONING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEREDITY; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; ST SEGMENT; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036129843     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045415-200203000-00006     Document Type: Review

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