Distinguishing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from athlete's heart: a clinical problem of increasing magnitude and significance.
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Abstract
As hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of sudden deaths among athletes, differentiating this condition from the non-pathological "athlete's heart" presents an important challenge.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Heart
- Sports