Athletes and Arrhythmias
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Athens, athletes, and arrhythmias: the cardiologist's dilemma.
n 490 BC, the first battle for democracy was fought at the reek village of Marathon. Though overwhelmingly outumbered by an invading Persian horde, the citizen-soldiers f Athens were victorious. After running 26 miles to Athens o deliver the stunning news, the Athenian professional essenger Phidippides collapsed and died. Unfortunately, he tragedy of unexpected, sudden death in athletes has bee...
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BACKGROUND Sudden death in athletes can occur during sport activities and is presumably related to ventricular arrhythmias. There are no guidelines concerning athletes who develop ventricular arrhythmias during an exercise test. It is unclear whether they should be allowed to continue with their competitive activity or not. OBJECTIVES To investigate the long-term follow-up of athletes with ve...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2009-8618
DOI: 10.15212/cvia.2015.0020