Noninvasive cardiac screening in young athletes with ventricular arrhythmias

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 557-562

  Steriotis, Alexandros Klavdios ^a   Nava, Andrea ^a   Rigato, Ilaria ^a   Mazzotti, Elisa ^a   Daliento, Luciano ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a   Basso, Cristina ^a   Corrado, Domenico ^a   Bauce, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN DRAINAGE ANOMALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATHLETES; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873298347     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.10.044     Document Type: Article

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