Physical Fitness, Physical Activity, Exercise Training, and Atrial Fibrillation First the Good News, Then the Bad

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 997-999

  Thompson, Paul D ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cardiac arrhythmia; cardiopulmonary fitness; exercise; exercise training; fitness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY MASS; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FITNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 84940024446     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.07.003     Document Type: Editorial

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