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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Main Authors: Carlos Magalhães-Ribeiro, João Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116301056