Triggering of supraventricular tachycardia by physical activity and meteorologic factors

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4295-4300

  Čulić, Viktor ^a,b   Silić, Nardi ^c   Hodžić, Milan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^c Medical Centre Sinj   (Croatia)

^d Marine Meteorological Center   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Air moisture; Atmospheric pressure; Physical activity; Supraventricular tachycardia; Trigger; Wind

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

AIR MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRIGGER; WIND;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 84886250524     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.195     Document Type: Article

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