Sudden deaths in young competitive athletes analysis of 1866 deaths in the united states, 1980-2006

Circulation

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1085-1092

  Maron, Barry J ^a   Doerer, Joseph J ^a   Haas, Tammy S ^a   Tierney, David M ^a   Mueller, Frederick O ^b  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular diseases; Death; Sudden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPETITION; CONCUSSION; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART CONCUSSION; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; AGE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CORONARY VESSEL MALFORMATION; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649113485     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.804617     Document Type: Article

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