Risk factor profile for sudden cardiac death during mountain hiking

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 621-624

  Burtscher, Martin ^a   Pachinger, O ^b   Schocke, M F H ^b   Ulmer, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Mountain hiking; Risk factors; Sudden cardiac death; Triggers

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUNTAINEERING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGED; AUSTRIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34447558541     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964850     Document Type: Article

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