Ugly duckling or Nosferatu? Cardiac injury in endurance sport - Screening recommendations

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 3274-3290

  Leischik, R ^a   Dworrak, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Marathon; Middle aged athletes; Myocardial injury; Physical activity; Screening; Triathlon; Young athletes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; ENDURANCE SPORT; EXERCISE; HEART DEATH; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; SCREENING; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ENDURANCE; HEART INJURIES;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 84942279977     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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