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The athlete’s heart: Is this an entity in paediatrics?
Author(s) -
QUEK SC,
NG KS,
TI TY,
LOW PS
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00298.x
Subject(s) - medicine , athletes , cardiomyopathy , sudden death , cardiology , sudden cardiac death , pediatrics , heart failure , physical therapy
A case report of a boy who demonstrates features of an athlete’s heart, associated with dilatation of the coronary artery, is presented. The importance of distinguishing this benign condition from pathologic causes such as cardiomyopathy, and risk of sudden death in these athletes is discussed.