Trends in sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes after implementation of a preparticipation screening program

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1593-1601

  Corrado, Domenico ^a   Basso, Cristina ^a   Pavei, Andrea ^a   Michieli, Pierantonio ^b   Schiavon, Maurizio ^b   Thiene, Gaetano ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Center for Sports Medicine and Physical Activity   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Anatomia Patologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SUDDEN DEATH; CARDIOMYOPATHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SPORTS;

EID: 33749367428     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.13.1593     Document Type: Article

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