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. 2020 Apr 21;9(8):e016332.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.016332. Epub 2020 Apr 20.

Policies to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes: Challenging, But More Testing Is Not the Answer

Paul Dorian  1 , Jack M Goodman  2 , Kim A Connelly  1
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Policies to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes: Challenging, But More Testing Is Not the Answer

Paul Dorian et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
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Keywords: CMR; athlete preparticipation screening; athletes; screening; sudden death.

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Figure 1. Preparticipation screening using history, physical examination, ECG, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging as first line.
ARVC indicates arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; and SCD, sudden cardiac death.
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