The athlete’s heart: Is this an entity in paediatrics? |
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| Authors: | SC QUEK,KS NG,TY TI,& PS LOW |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
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A case report of a boy who demonstrates features of an athlete's heart, associated with dilatation of the coronary artery, is presented. The importance of distinguishing this benign condition from pathologic causes such as cardiomyopathy, and risk of sudden death in these athletes is discussed. |
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| Keywords: | athlete's heart cardiomyopathy |
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