A diagnostic dilemma in non-compaction, resulting in near expulsion from the football world cup

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Stöllberger, Claudia ^a   Finsterer, Josef ^a  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Africans; Cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Football; Non compaction

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; FOOTBALL; GERMANY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; LICENCE REVOCATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T WAVE INVERSION; VENTRICULAR NONCOMPACTION; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; SOCCER; SPORTS MEDICINE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 79951664980     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq110     Document Type: Article

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