Sudden cardiac death in athletes

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 275, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 93-103

  Schmied, C ^a   Borjesson, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arena safety; Athletes; Cardiac screening; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CHANNELOPATHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC DISORDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MARFAN SYNDROME; MEDICAL HISTORY; METHODOLOGY; MYOCARDITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SPORT; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

ARENA SAFETY; ATHLETES; CARDIAC SCREENING; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHLETES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892557219     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joim.12184     Document Type: Article

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