Prevention of sudden cardiac death in the young and in athletes: Dream or reality?

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 207-217

  Thiene, Gaetano ^a   Carturan, Elisa ^a   Corrado, Domenico ^a   Basso, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletes; Pathology; Sport; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COMPLICATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SPORT;

ATHLETES; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 77956919332     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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