Sports-related acute cardiovascular events in a general population: A French prospective study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-370

  Chevalier, Laurent ^a   Hajjar, Moufid ^b   Douard, Herve ^b   Cherief, Ahmed ^c   Dindard, Jean Michel ^b   Sedze, Françoise ^d   Ricard, Rachel ^e   Vincent, Marie Pierre ^f   Corneloup, Luc ^a   Gencel, Laurent ^a   Carre, François ^g  

^a Clinique du Sport Bordeaux Mérignac   (United States)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c SAMU CHG Bayonne   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE PAU   (France)

^e SAMU CHG Bayonne ^*  (United States)

^f Clinique Château Le Moine   (France)

^g PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

arrhythmias; myocardial infarction; physical exercise; sudden death

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; SWIMMING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349330576     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3283291417     Document Type: Article

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