Cardiovascular adaptations to marathon running: The marathoner's heart

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 444-447

  Thompson, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOMEGALY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MARATHON RUNNER; ORTHOSTATIC STRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNCOPE;

EID: 34247882048     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737040-00045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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