Acute effects of firefighting on cardiac performance

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 735-741

  Fernhall, Bo ^a   Fahs, Christopher A ^a   Horn, Gavin ^d   Rowland, Thomas ^c   Smith, Denise ^b,d  

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

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Illinois Fire Service Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac fatigue; Exercise; Heat stress; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EXERCISE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADULT; FIREFIGHTERS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84856518893     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2033-x     Document Type: Review

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