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Although rare and uncommon, sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young competitive athletes is a devastating event [1–18]. The identification of potential mechanisms precipitating SCD may help to prevent future events in athletes with similar conditions [1, 3, 13, 16].
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Furlanello, F. et al. (2005). Risk Identification in Arrhythmic Athletes with Fatal or Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest. In: Gulizia, M.M. (eds) Emerging Pathologies in Cardiology. Springer, Milano . https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0341-5_34
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