Early repolarization, left ventricular diastolic function, and left atrial size in professional soccer players

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-574

  Wilhelm, Matthias ^a,b   Brem, Matthias H ^b   Rost, Christian ^b   Klinghammer, Lutz ^b   Hennig, Friedrich F ^b   Daniel, Werner G ^b   Flachskampf, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART EARLY REPOLARIZATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VOLUME; HEART WORK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYSTOLE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VAGUS TONE; DIASTOLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCCER; SPORT; VAGUS NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATRIAL FUNCTION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; SOCCER; SPORTS; VAGUS NERVE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955434913     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.03.072     Document Type: Article

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