Appropriate interpretation of the athlete's electrocardiogram saves lives as well as money

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1920-1922

  Corrado, Domenico ^a   McKenna, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECG ABNORMALITY; EDITORIAL; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; SCREENING; T WAVE INVERSION;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; SPORTS;

EID: 35348887306     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm275     Document Type: Editorial

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