Detecting occult cardiac disease in athletes: History that makes a difference

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 669-

  Asif, Irfan M ^a   Drezner, Jonathan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ATHLETE; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOLOGY PREVENTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARD; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; YOUNG ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOLOGY PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATHLETES; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PEDIGREE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPORTS MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879799294     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092494     Document Type: Editorial

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