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Cardiomyopathies, Myocarditis and Sport

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Cardiomyopathies and myocarditis are very important in athletics because they cause ventricular arrhythmias and juvenile sudden death [1].

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Nava, A., Corrado, A., Oselladore, L. (1997). Cardiomyopathies, Myocarditis and Sport. In: Pelliccia, A., Caselli, G., Bellotti, P. (eds) Advances in Sports Cardiology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2298-0_14

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