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Slovak Society of Hypertension and Slovak Association for Cardiac Arrhythmias

Cardiology Letters 2022, 31(2):131-135

Sudden cardiac death in athletes and its prevention in Slovakia - a public health issue

Štefan Lukačín1, Miloš Kňazovický2, Barbora Romžová3, Miroslav Kitka4
1 Klinika srdcovej chirurgie, VÚSCH, a. s., Košice
2 I. chirurgickej klinika Univerzitnej nemocnice L. Pasteura v Košiciach

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Lukačín Š, Kňazovický M, Romžová B, Kitka M. Sudden cardiac death in athletes and its prevention in Slovakia - a public health issue. Cardiology Letters. 2022;31(2):131-135.
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