Minnesota high school athletes 1993-2012: Evidence that american screening strategies and sideline preparedness are associated with very low rates of sudden cardiac deaths

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 62, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1302-1303

  Lawless, Christine E ^a  

^a Sports Cardiology Consultants LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

athlete; high school; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

EID: 84884548714     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.06.036     Document Type: Editorial

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