Prolonged nocturnal asystole and cerebral neurogliosis in a marathon runner

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 901-903

  Slavich, Gianaugusto ^a   Poser, Stefano ^a   Antonutto, Guglielmo ^a   Fregolent, Rudy ^a   Piccoli, Gianluca ^a   Di Prampero, Pietro Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Brain damage; MRI; Pacemaker; Running; Sinus pause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ATHLETE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBRAL NEUROGLIOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HOLTER MONITOR; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RUNNING;

ADULT; ATHLETES; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; NEUROGLIA; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RUNNING; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84867579366     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32833b91ff     Document Type: Letter

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