J wave, QRS slurring, and ST elevation in athletes with cardiac arrest in the absence of heart disease marker of risk or innocent bystander?

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 305-311

  Cappato, Riccardo ^a   Furlanello, Francesco ^a   Giovinazzo, Valerio ^a   Infusino, Tommaso ^a   Lupo, Pierpaolo ^a   Pittalis, Mario ^a   Foresti, Sara ^a   De Ambroggi, Guido ^a   Ali, Hussam ^a   Bianco, Elisabetta ^a   Riccamboni, Roberto ^a   Butera, Gianfranco ^a   Ricci, Cristian ^a   Ranucci, Marco ^a   Pelliccia, Antonio ^a   De Ambroggi, Luigi ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletes; Cardiac arrest; Early repolarization; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; J WAVE; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS SLURRING; RECURRENT DISEASE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; ITALY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATHLETES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROPENSITY SCORE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956655084     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.110.945824     Document Type: Article

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