It is not prudent to allow all athletes with implantable-cardioverter defibrillators to participate in all sports

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 864-866

  Maron, Barry J ^a   Zipes, Douglas P ^b  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Defibrillator; Hypertrophy; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DECISION MAKING; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 44649197923     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.01.025     Document Type: Article

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