Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in Athletes: Diagnosis, Management, and Recommendations for Sport Activity

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 415-422

  Basso, Cristina ^a   Corrado, Domenico ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DYSPLASIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; PROGNOSIS; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 35348970426     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2007.08.009     Document Type: Review

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