Making or breaking athletic careers

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1297-1298

  Bove, Alfred A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

athlete; cardiac arrest; death; electrocardiogram; screening; sudden

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CAREER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; SCREENING TEST; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

ATHLETES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAREER CHOICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; SPORTS;

EID: 79952372845     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.071     Document Type: Editorial

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