Sudden cardiac death in young athletes and nonathletes

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 328-334

  Cross, Brian J ^a   Estes, N A Mark ^a   Link, Mark S ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

athlete; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISEASE; ATHLETE; COMMOTIO CORDIS; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INCIDENCE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SUDDEN ARRHYTHMIC DEATH SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960848800     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328348bf84     Document Type: Review

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