Physical activity is associated with a reduced risk of atrial fibrillation in middle-aged and elderly women

Heart

Volumn 101, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 1627-1630

  Drca, Nikola ^a,b   Wolk, Alicja ^a   Jensen Urstad, Mats ^a,b   Larsson, Susanna C ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SWEDEN; WALKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84940098997     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-307145     Document Type: Article

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