3-week hiking holidays at moderate altitude do not impair cardiac function in individuals with metabolic syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-188

  Mair, Johannes ^a   Hammerer Lercher, Angelika ^a   Mittermayr, Markus ^a   Klingler, Anton ^a   Humpeler, Egon ^b,c   Pachinger, Otmar ^a   Schobersberger, Wolfgang ^c  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b Institute Humpeler Schobersberger GmbH   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

B type natriuretic peptide; Blood pressure; Cardiac function; Endothelin 1; Moderate altitude

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37049034057     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.127     Document Type: Article

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