The risk of cardiovascular events during leisure time activities at altitude

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 507-511

  Burtscher, Martin ^a   Ponchia, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b ULSS 16   (Italy)

Author keywords

Altitude; Exercise; Mountaineering; Prevention; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; DIET RESTRICTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FLUID INTAKE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MOUNTAINEERING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SKIING; SUDDEN DEATH; TOURISM;

ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; AUSTRIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952202349     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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