Arrhythmias in the athlete

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 76-81

  Bisbal, F ^a   Mont, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Athletes; Atrial fibrillation; Endurance sport; Remodeling; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDURANCE TRAINING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROMODULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATHLETES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84865362281     PISSN: 09387412     EISSN: 14351544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00399-012-0182-1     Document Type: Article

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