Under-recognition of aortic and aortic valve disease and the risk for sudden death in competitive athletes

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Mar 3;65(8):860-862. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.09.094.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Diseases* / complications
  • Aortic Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Aortic Valve
  • Athletes
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Death, Sudden* / epidemiology
  • Death, Sudden* / etiology
  • Death, Sudden* / prevention & control
  • Heart Defects, Congenital* / complications
  • Heart Defects, Congenital* / epidemiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases* / complications
  • Heart Valve Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Mass Screening / standards
  • Quality Improvement
  • Risk Factors
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult