Young Athletes to be Screened for Risk of Sudden Heart Death
                   
newswise.com     May 16, 2008          

Description Volunteer heart experts at Johns Hopkins have embarked on what is believed to be the largest single-day event to date to screen young athletes in the United States for early signs of life-threatening defects in the body’s blood-pumping organ. Newswise — Volunteer heart experts at... [read full story]                

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