ESC criteria for ECG interpretation in athletes: Better but not perfect

Heart

Volumn 97, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1540-1541

  Sharma, Sanjay ^a   Ghani, S ^a   Papadakis, M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORTS MEDICINE; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

ATHLETES; CARDIOLOGY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 80052669641     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300400     Document Type: Editorial

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