The marfan syndrome: Implications for athletes and their echocardiographic assessment

Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1075-1081

  Stout, Martin ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aorta; Athlete; Echocardiography; Marfan syndrome; Mitral prolapse

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 70349972091     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.00945.x     Document Type: Review

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