Pronounced resting bradycardia in male elite runners is associated with high heart rate variability

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 274-278

  Jensen Urstad, K ^a   Saltin, B ^b   Ericson, M ^c   Storck, N ^a   Jensen Urstad, M ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atheletes; Bradycardia; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING;

EID: 0031252789     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1997.tb00152.x     Document Type: Article

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