Sudden cardiac death in athletes: A guide for emergency physicians

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 504-509

  Germann, Carl A ^a   Perron, Andrew D ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANABOLIC AGENT; COCAINE; EPHEDRINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANAMNESIS; AORTA RUPTURE; ATHLETE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FIRST AID; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MYOCARDITIS; PATIENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 22444435452     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.09.036     Document Type: Article

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