Citation

Maron BJ. Cardiol. Clin. 1996; 14(2): 195-210.

Affiliation

Cardiovascular Research Division, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minnesota, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8724552

Abstract

Sudden death on the athletic field is usually due to underlying cardiovascular disease. Coronary artery disease is most common in older athletes, and a variety of congenital cardiovascular malformations predominate in young competitive athletes. Of these lesions, the most common in North America is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A variety of coronary artery anomalies are next in frequency, with the most important being anomalous origin of left main coronary artery from the anterior sinus of Valsalva.

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