The effect of sport on computerized electrocardiogram measurements in college athletes

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-138

  Gademan, Maaike Gj ^a   Uberoi, Abhimanyu ^a   le, Vy Van ^a   Mandic, Sandra ^a   Van Oort, Eddy R ^b   Myers, Jonathan ^a   Froelicher, Victor F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Athletics; electrocardiography; preparticipation exam; screening for cardiovascular risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; T WAVE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AQUATIC SPORT; BASEBALL; BASKETBALL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COLLEGE; COMPUTERIZED ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREW; CROSSCOUNTRY; FENCING; FIELD EVENT; FOOTBALL; GYMNASTIC; NORMAL HUMAN; RACQUET SPORT; SAILING; SEX RATIO; SOFTBALL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY; VOLLEYBALL; WRESTLING;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETES; CALIFORNIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPORTS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856931432     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741826710392669     Document Type: Article

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