Relation of Race to Electrocardiographic Patterns in Elite American Football Players

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2250-2255

  Magalski, Anthony ^a   Maron, Barry J ^b   Main, Michael L ^a   McCoy, Marcia ^a   Florez, Angela ^c   Reid, Kimberly J ^a   Epps, Harold W ^d   Bates, John ^e   Browne, Jon E ^f  

^a SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Kansas City Chiefs Football Club Inc   (United States)

^e Care Group   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOOTBALL; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44449125106     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.065     Document Type: Article

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