Swimming and the heart

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-26

  Lazar, Jason M ^a   Khanna, Neel ^a   Chesler, Roseann ^a   Salciccioli, Louis ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Exercise; Swimming; Training

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE I; CATECHOLAMINE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CYCLING; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INNERVATION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RUNNING; SWIMMING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; TEMPERATURE STRESS; THERMOREGULATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE; SWIMMING; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SWIMMING;

EID: 84883811779     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.063     Document Type: Review

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