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Aetiology of sudden cardiac death in athletes in the United Kingdom: a pathological study.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Sept 2009
de Noronha S V, Sharma S, Papadakis M, Desai S, Whyte G, Sheppard M N
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OBJECTIVE: To characterise the demographics and aetiology of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in athletes referred to a tertiary cardiac pathology centre in the UK. DESIGN: Retrospective non-case controlled analysis. SETTING: Cardiac pathology centre at the National Heart and Lung Institute and Royal Brompton Hospital. SUBJECTS: Between 1996 and 2008, the hearts of 118 athletes were referred for pathological assessment...
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