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[Coronary atherosclerosis and sudden death in a young athlete]
E Mantovani1, G Neri, G Thiene
1Servizio di Cardiologia, Unità Coronarica, Camposampiero (PD).
Giornale Italiano Di Cardiologia
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
A case of juvenile sudden death, occurring during athletic activity and due to obstructive atherosclerosis of coronary arteries, is reported. Repeated maximal exercise stress tests, Holter monitoring (24 hours) and echocardiograms, performed because of recurrent episodes of palpitation during effort, gave negative results. Uncertainties regarding the diagnostic sensitivity of the protocols for competitive sport fitness in revealing latent myocardial ischemia are stressed.