Sudden cardiac death in young athletes: Practical challenges and diagnostic dilemmas

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1027-1040

  Chandra, Navin ^a,b   Bastiaenen, Rachel ^a   Papadakis, Michael ^a,b   Sharma, Sanjay ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

athlete's heart; cardiomyopathy; pre participation screening; sudden arrhythmic death syndrome; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC HEART SYNDROME; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; COMMOTIO CORDIS; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DOPING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE MUTATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; MYOCARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 84875442607     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.08.1032     Document Type: Review

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