Prevalence and prognostic value of exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias

American Heart Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-146

  Partington, Sara ^a   Myers, Jonathan ^b   Cho, Shaun ^b   Froelicher, Victor ^b,c   Chun, Sung ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0037221938     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2003.60     Document Type: Article

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