Exercise and acute cardiovascular events: Placing the risks into perspective

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 886-897

  Thompson, Paul D ^a   Franklin, Barry A ^a   Balady, Gary J ^a   Blair, Steven N ^a   Corrado, Domenico ^a   Estes III, N A Mark ^a   Fulton, Janet E ^a   Gordon, Neil F ^a   Haskell, William L ^a   Link, Mark S ^a   Maron, Barry J ^a   Mittleman, Murray A ^a   Pelliccia, Antonio ^a   Wenger, Nanette K ^a   Willich, Stefan N ^a   Costa, Fernando ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHLETE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART REHABILITATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SUDDEN DEATH;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249101589     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3180574e0e     Document Type: Review

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