Syncope in the young athlete: Assessment of prognosis in subjects with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Syncope is a common but concerning event in young athletes. Although mostly due to benign reflex causes, syncope may be arrhythmic and precede sudden cardiac death. Efforts must therefore be made to distinguish post-exertional syncope from syncope during exercise, which can be an ominous sign of a p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-07-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116301056 |