TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Sudden unexpected death in young athletes: Reconsidering "hypertrophic cardiomyopathy"
JO  - Pediatrics
A1  - Rowland, Thomas
SP  - 1217
EP  - 1222
VL  - 123
IS  - 4
N2  - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is considered a principal cause of sudden unexpected cardiac death in young athletes. However, a number of demographic features observed in these deaths are not consistent with the diagnosis. All of these characteristics instead share in common a propensity for ventricular hypertrophy, implying that these deaths may reflect electrical stability in the extremely rare athlete with exaggerated myocardial hypertrophy in response to sports training. This review provides an evidence-based line of reasoning that supports this concept.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-4005
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2008-0708
ID  - ref1
ER  -