Usefulness of combined history, physical examination, electrocardiogram, and limited echocardiogram in screening adolescent athletes for risk for sudden cardiac death

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1763-1767

  Anderson, Jeffrey B ^a   Grenier, Michelle ^b   Edwards, Nicholas M ^a   Madsen, Nicolas L ^a   Czosek, Richard J ^a   Spar, David S ^a   Barnes, Allison ^a   Pratt, Jesse ^a   King, Eileen ^a   Knilans, Timothy K ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA ROOT; AORTIC ROOT DILATION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QT PROLONGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; ANAMNESIS; AORTIC DISEASES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART DISEASES; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; AORTIC DISEASES; ATHLETES; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84912092876     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.09.011     Document Type: Article

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