The electrocardiographic T wave changes in highly trained athletes during training. An old problem revisited

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 164-168

  Spataro, A ^a,b   La Mura, G ^a   Marcello, G ^a   Alabiso, A ^a   Naccari, D ^a   Pelliccia, A ^a  

^a Italian Federation of Rowing   (Italy)

^b Institute of Sports Science   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletes; Electrocardiography; Exercise; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SPORTS MEDICINE; T WAVE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS;

EID: 0031733594     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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