The diagnostic accuracy of exercise electrocardiography in asymptomatic recreational and competitive athletes

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 214-220

  van de Sande, Danny A J P ^a   Hoogeveen, A ^a   Hoogsteen, J ^a   Kemps, H M C ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Athletes; Diagnostic accuracy; Exercise electrocardiography; Exercise testing; Pre participation screening; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EXERCISE TEST; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84956574816     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12420     Document Type: Article

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