Long-term follow-up of bradycardia in elite athletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 934-937

  Serra Grima, Ricard ^a   Puig, T ^b   Donate M ^a   Gich, I ^b   Ramon, J ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Generalitat de Catalunya ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Athletes; Bradycardia; ECG changes; Lifestyle; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56049104235     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038602     Document Type: Article

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