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Certification of competitive sports participation of a professional soccer player with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and implanted ICD

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Laszlo, R., Steinacker, J.M. Certification of competitive sports participation of a professional soccer player with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and implanted ICD. Clin Res Cardiol 105, 710–713 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-016-0978-9

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