Cardiac arrhythmias in the athlete

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-30

  Link, Mark S ^a   Homoud, Munther K ^a   Wang, Paul J ^a   Estes III, N A Mark ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Athletes; Bradyarrhythmias; Sudden Death

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BLOCK; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; REVIEW; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0035187720     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045415-200101000-00006     Document Type: Review

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