Qt dispersion in soccer players during exercise testing

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-181

  Kasikcioglu, E ^a   Kayserilioglu, A ^a   Yildiz, S ^a   Akhan, H ^b   Cuhadaroglu, C ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b S Ersek Center of Cardiovascular Surgery   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Exercise testing; Long QT syndrome; Peak oxygen consumption; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QT DISPERSION; SITTING; SPIROMETRY; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCCER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 1942473766     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-45256     Document Type: Article

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