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Sports medicine rendezvous: connecting Everest, muscle strain and sudden cardiac death
Correspondence to:
Karim M Khan, Centre for Hip Health and Musculoskeletal Research and Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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As this issue of BJSM is being uploaded from Tehran to Tallahassee and from Dundee to Dunedin, sports medicine clinicians gather for Rendezvous II at that renowned hub of critical analysis – Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. BJSM readers from conference anchor groups – the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine, the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine and the Australasian College of Sports Physicians – will find inspiration in the ancient inscriptions of Nevadas hallowed halls. Attendees from the world over will feel at home with the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids and the Grand Canal all within walking distance.
If jet lag, a long stint at the Everest Casino, or other misadventure should lead to headaches, BJSM has the answer. The holy grail of altitude researchers has been to find out why some people develop acute mountain sickness (AMS) and others dont. Does AMS
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