Echocardiographic and ambulatory electrocardiographic findings in elite water-polo athletes

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 149-155

  Zakynthinos, Epaminondas ^a,b   Vassilakopoulos, T ^a   Mavrommati, I ^a   Filippatos, G ^b   Roussos, C ^a   Zakynthinos, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiac structure; Holter monitoring; Isotonic and isometric exercise; Water polo

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CARDIOMEGALY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SPORTS;

EID: 0035379773     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.110304.x     Document Type: Article

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