Bicuspid aortic valve - Evaluation of the ability to participate in competitive sports: Case reports of two soccer players

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 228-234

  Scharhag, J ^a   Meyer, T ^a   Kindermann, I ^b   Schneider, G ^c   Urhausen, A ^d   Kindermann, W ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Klinik Für Innere Medizin III Kardiologie Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin   (Germany)

^c Radiologische Klinik   (Germany)

^d Centre Hospitalier   (Germany)

Author keywords

Football; Preparticipation screening; Valvular heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING; SPORT; SYSTOLE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; SOCCER;

EID: 33645417788     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-006-0359-x     Document Type: Article

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