Can intensive exercise harm the heart? You can get too much of a good thing

Circulation

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 992-1002

  La Gerche, André ^a   Heidbuchel, Hein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b JESSA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CYCLING; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART DISEASE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; T WAVE INVERSION; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; BLOOD VESSEL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 84920128741     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008141     Document Type: Article

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