Occurrence of acute myocardial infarction in winter tourists: Data from a retrospective questionnaire

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 669-674

  Klug, G ^a   Schenk, S ^a   Dorler J ^a   Mayr, A ^a   Haubner, B J ^a   Alber, H ^a   Schachinger V ^b   Pachinger, O ^a   Metzler, B ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b KLINIKUM FULDA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altitude; Exercise; Myocardial infarction; Tourists; Winter

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SYMPTOM; TOURISM; TRAVEL; WINTER;

AGED; ALTITUDE; COLD TEMPERATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TRAVEL;

EID: 80051783162     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-011-0294-3     Document Type: Article

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