Filling the gap of understanding the athlete's ECG

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-11

  Pelliccia, Antonio ^a  

^a Institute of Sports Medicine and Science   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATHLETE; CARDIOLOGIST; CENTRAL AMERICA; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; ITALY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIALIZATION; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

ATHLETES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 84873907168     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487312467872     Document Type: Review

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