Sudden cardiac death in young competitive athletes

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1986-1988

  Schwartz, Peter J ^a,b,c   Corrado, Domenico ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPORTS;

EID: 84865226478     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs180     Document Type: Editorial

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