Effect of years of endurance exercise on risk of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1229-1233

  Myrstad, Marius ^a,b   Nystad, Wenche ^b   Graff Iversen, Sidsel ^b   Thelle, Dag S ^c,e   Stigum, Hein ^b,d   Aarønæs, Marit ^a   Ranhoff, Anette H ^a,f  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c Institute of Basal Medical Sciences   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIING; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84921729736     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.07.047     Document Type: Article

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