Atrial fibrillation in athletes

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 296-302

  Turagam, Mohit K ^a   Velagapudi, Poonam ^b   Kocheril, Abraham G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; AMPHETAMINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EPHEDRINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLECAINIDE; FORMOTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL;

ADAPTATION; ATHLETE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXERCISE; FLUID INTAKE; FLUID SHIFT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OVERTRAINING SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORT; THORAX PAIN; TRAINING;

ATHLETES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855834850     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.08.041     Document Type: Review

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