Acute Cardiac and Neurologic Decompensation in a High School Athlete

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1420.e1-1420.e3

  Vatthyam, Roshan K ^a   Bates, John R ^a   Waller, Bruce F ^a  

^a Care Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Athlete; Cardiomyopathy; Death; Noncompaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 70450248502     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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