Prognostic value of intra-left ventricular electromechanical asynchrony in patients with mild hypertrophic cardiomyopathy compared with power athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 244-250

  D'Andrea, A ^a   Caso, P ^b   Cuomo, S ^a   Salerno, G ^a   Scarafile, R ^a   Mita, C ^a   De Corato, G ^c   Sarubbi, B ^a   Scherillo, M ^d   Calabro R ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTOLIC TIME INTERVAL;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SPORTS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33644910152     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.022194     Document Type: Article

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