Screening athletes for heart disease

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 875-879

  Crawford, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHLETE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; ITALY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPORTS;

EID: 34347247311     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.085365     Document Type: Review

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