T-wave variability detects abnormalities in ventricular repolarization: A prospective study comparing healthy persons and olympic athletes

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 276-279

  Heinz, Lara ^a   Sax, Anik ^b   Robert, Francois ^b   Urhausen, Axel ^c   Balta, Osman ^a   Kreuz, Jens ^a   Nickenig, Georg ^a   Ocklenburg, Rolf ^d   Schwab, Joerg O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Institut Nationale des Sports   (Luxembourg)

^c Centre de l'Appareil Locomoteur de Medicine du Sport et de Prevention   (Luxembourg)

^d Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Healthy persons; Holter recording; Noninvasive risk stratification; Olympic athletes; T wave variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; T WAVE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049123580     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2009.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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