Long-lasting sport practice and lone atrial fibrillation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 477-482

  Mont, Lluís ^a   Sambola, A ^a   Brugada, J ^a   Vacca, M ^a   Marrugat, J ^b   Elosua, R ^b   Pare C ^a   Azqueta, M ^a   Sanz, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Lone atrial fibrillation; Vagal atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SPAIN; SPORT; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS;

EID: 0036522156     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2802     Document Type: Article

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