The term 'athlete's heart'refers to a clinical picture characterized by a slow heart rate and
enlargement of the heart. A multi-modality imaging approach to the athlete's heart aims to …

Background Sudden deaths in young competitive athletes are tragic events, with high public
visibility. The importance of race and gender with respect to sport and the diagnosis and …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to r eliably define the incidence and causes of sudden
death in college student-athletes. Background: The frequency with which cardiovascular …

Sudden death (SD) of young people because of a variety of complex, predominantly
genetic/congenital cardiovascular diseases is a riveting, devastating event and a public …

Sudden death (SD) of young people because of a variety of complex, predominantly
genetic/congenital cardiovascular diseases is a riveting, devastating event and a public …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a young athlete represents a dramatic event, and an
increasing number of medico-legal cases have addressed this topic. In addition to …

This text atlas focuses on the pathology and molecular genetics of sudden cardiac death in
the young and in athletes, presenting the state of the art in the field as the basis for …

Abstract Background/Objectives Prevalence/incidence of sudden death due to
cardiovascular disease in young competitive athletes has become an important part of the …

Preparticipation screening for unsuspected cardiovascular disease is a controversial topic in
the medical and lay communities. Much attention has been directed towards young …

We here report on a sudden cardiac death during athletic competition in Italy, a country
where annual pre-participation screening for sport activity is mandatory by law and proven to …