Exercise-related syncope in young competitive athletes without evidence of structural heart disease: Clinical presentation and long-term outcome

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 1125-1130

  Colivicchi, Furio ^a   Ammirati, F ^a   Biffi, A ^b   Verdile, L ^b   Pelliccia, A ^b   Santini, M ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Italian National Olympic Committee   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletes; Exercise; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0036629952     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.3042     Document Type: Article

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