Strategies for assessing the prevalence of cardiovascular sudden deaths in young competitive athletes

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 369-372

  Maron, Barry J ^a   Murphy, Caleb J ^a   Haas, Tammy S ^a   Ahluwalia, Aneesha ^a   Garberich, Ross F ^a  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; STUDENT; TRENDS; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899496768     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.02.021     Document Type: Article

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