Lone atrial fibrillation and sport practice. The no gain without pain history revisited again?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 414-415

  Elosua, Roberto ^a   Arquer, Andreu ^a,b   Mont, Lluís ^c   Sambola, Antonia ^c   Molina, Lluís ^d   García Morán, Emilio ^c   Brugada, Josep ^c   Marrugat, Jaume ^a,b  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Exercise; Sport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDURANCE SPORT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 34247617809     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.096     Document Type: Article

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