Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia as a cause of sudden death in athletes

Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia as a cause of sudden death in athletes

The disease is characterized by the occurrence of life-threatening ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation occurring during emotional or physical stress in the absence of structural heart disease or identifiable precipitating factors.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2006-02, Vol.24 (2), p.253
Hauptverfasser: Arias, Miguel A, Fernández-Guerrero, Juan Carlos, Herrador, Juan, Pagola, Carlos
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Athletes
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiovascular diseases
Defibrillators
Heart attacks
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Zusammenfassung:The disease is characterized by the occurrence of life-threatening ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation occurring during emotional or physical stress in the absence of structural heart disease or identifiable precipitating factors.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2005.09.006;10.1016/j.ajem.2004.09.036