Sudden unexpected death in young athletes: Peconsidering "hypertrophic cardiomyopathy"

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1217-1222

  Rowland, Thomas ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cardiomyopathy; Exercise training; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ATHLETE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOMEGALY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; NEGRO; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY SURFACE AREA; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; SPORTS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 65349173523     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0708     Document Type: Review

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