Alterations in echocardiographic and electrocardiographic features in Japanese professional soccer players: Comparison to African-Caucasian ethnicities

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 880-888

  Kervio, Gaëlle ^a   Pelliccia, Antonio ^b   Nagashima, Junzo ^c   Wilson, Mathew G ^d   Gauthier, Jean ^e   Murayama, Masahiro ^c   Uzan, Laurent ^f   Ville, Nathalie ^a   Carré, François ^g  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Italian National Olympic Committee   (Italy)

^c Yokohama City Sports Medical Center   (Japan)

^d ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^e Georges Clémenceau   (France)

^f National Institute of Sport and Physical Education   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; echocardiography; electrocardiography; ethnicity; soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; T WAVE;

ATHLETE'S HEART; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; SOCCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CARDIOMEGALY, EXERCISE-INDUCED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FRANCE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SOCCER; VENTRICULAR REMODELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869042493     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487312447905     Document Type: Article

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