Significance of deep T-wave inversions in an asymptomatic athlete with a family history of sudden death

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-140

  Wilson, Mathew G ^a   Chatard, Jean Claude ^a,b   Hamilton, Bruce ^a   Prasad, Sanjay K ^c   Carré, François ^d   Whyte, Gregory P ^e,f   Chalabi, Hakim ^a  

^a ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^e LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiac magnetic resonance; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; repolarization abnormalities; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY HISTORY; FOOTBALL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE INVERSION;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SOCCER;

EID: 79952582771     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3182042a5b     Document Type: Article

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