Cardiovascular pre-participation screening of young competitive athletes for prevention of sudden death: Proposal for a common European protocol [9]

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2904-2905

  Prescott, Eva ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHLETE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CONSENSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SUDDEN DEATH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DENMARK; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; SPORTS;

EID: 33845327082     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl342     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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