The fittest person in the morgue?

Histopathology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 381-396

  Sheppard, Mary N ^a  

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

Author keywords

Anomalies; Atheroma; Athlete; Cardiomyopathy; Channelopathy; Commotio cordis; Coronary artery; Dissection; Exertion; Heart; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Spasm; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGENIC ANABOLIC STEROID; LIPOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AORTA DISSECTION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ATHEROMA; ATHLETE; CARDIAC CHANNELOPATHY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMOTIO CORDIS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY ARTERY VASCULITIS; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; EXERCISE; EXERCISE RELATED HYPONATREMIA; FITNESS; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; HYPONATREMIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MARFAN SYNDROME; MUSCLE SPASM; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; MYOCARDITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RUNNING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SIDE EFFECT; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THROMBOSIS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FAMOUS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84856251900     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.03852.x     Document Type: Review

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