Return to play? Practical considerations for young athletes with cardiovascular disease

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 690-695

  Anderson, B R ^a,b   Vetter, Victoria L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATHLETE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CURRICULUM; DIZZINESS; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART ARREST; HEART MURMUR; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MARFAN SYNDROME; MYOCARDITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESYNCOPE; REVIEW; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS; EXERCISE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70049083811     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.054775     Document Type: Review

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