Distinguishing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from athlete's heart: a clinical problem of increasing magnitude and significance
Open Access
- 1 November 2005
- Vol. 91 (11) , 1380-1382
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2005.060962
Abstract
As hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of sudden deaths among athletes, differentiating this condition from the non-pathological “athlete’s heart” presents an important challengeKeywords
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