Strategies for the prevention of sudden cardiac death during sports

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-208

  Corrado, Domenico ^a   Drezner, Jonathan ^a,b   Basso, Cristina ^a   Pelliccia, Antonio ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; cardiomyopathy; defibrillation; electrocardiogram; exercise; screening; sudden death

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SPORTS MEDICINE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959268096     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741826710389924     Document Type: Article

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