Prevention of sudden death in young athletes: A milestone in the history of sports cardiology

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 857-858

  Bjã¸rnstad, Hans ^a   Corrado, Domenico ^b   Pelliccia, Antonio ^c  

^a Department of Oncology   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^c Institute for Sports Medicine and Science   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CHILD; CONGRESSES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EUROPE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PERIODICALS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 33845416249     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328010d99f     Document Type: Editorial

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