Screening for sudden death in the athlete

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 340-342

  Mozes, Abram ^a   Homoud, Munther ^a   Link, Mark ^a   Weinstock, Jonathan ^a   Garlitski, Ania ^a   Estes III, N A Mark ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Screening; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ATHLETES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78249269758     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.06.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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