Competitive sports for children and adolescents: Should an electrocardiogram be required in the pre-participation physical examination?;Esporte competitivo na criança e no adolescente - Exame pré- participação: Eletrocardiograma obrigatório?

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-195

  Baptista, Cláudio Aparício Silva ^a   Foronda, Antonio ^b   Baptista, Luciana Pádua De Silva ^c,d  

^a Secretaria Municipal de Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Nove de Julho   (Brazil)

^d TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Medical care; Medical examination; Sports

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPETITION; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; SPORTING EVENT; SUDDEN DEATH; TRAINING; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449412941     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2009000800019     Document Type: Review

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