Relation of Vigorous Exercise to Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1572-1577

  Aizer, Anthony ^a,e   Gaziano, J Michael ^a,b   Cook, Nancy R ^a,d   Manson, Joann E ^a,d   Buring, Julie E ^a,c,d   Albert, Christine M ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOGGING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY MASS INDEX; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 65649084824     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.01.374     Document Type: Article

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