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Introduction: eligibility recommendations for competitive athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities-general considerations.

Barry J. Maron, +1 more
- 19 Apr 2005 - 
- Vol. 45, Iss: 8, pp 1318-1321
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The focus of this 36th Bethesda Conference is the trained athlete with an identified cardiovascular abnormality and prudent consensus recommendations regarding the eligibility of such individuals for competition in organized sports.
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