title: Sudden cardiac death in an Italian competitive athlete: Pre-participation screening and cardiovascular emergency care are both essential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: d'Amati
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Caterina
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Electronic address: cristina.basso@unipd.it.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Basso
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D056352:Athletes; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D047548:Defibrillators; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male
keywords: Arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy; Post-mortem examination; Primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death; Sudden cardiac death