AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION PREPARTICIPATION CARDIOVASCULAR SCREENING OF COMPETITIVE ATHLETES HISTORY ELEMENTS APPLIED TO A DIVERSE INTERNATIONAL SCREENING PROGRAM
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Preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in young competitive athletes.
The cardiovascular benefits of regular physical exercise are well established.However, a small proportion of young (≤35 years) athletes with unsuspected heart disease are at increased risk of exercise related sudden cardiac death. The majority of such deaths are attributable to cardiac anomalies, most of which can be identified during life. A range of therapeutic strategies can be implemented t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)33768-3