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ŞENTÜRK T., Xu H., Puppala K., Krishnan B., Sakaguchi S., Chen L. Y., ...More
EUROPACE, vol.18, no.12, pp.1873-1879, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
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Publication Type:
Article / Review
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Volume:
18
Issue:
12
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Publication Date:
2016
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Doi Number:
10.1093/europace/euv373
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Journal Name:
EUROPACE
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Journal Indexes:
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
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Page Numbers:
pp.1873-1879
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Keywords:
Cardiac, Pause, Sports, Athletes, Symptoms, Bradycardia, VENTRICULAR PAUSES, FOLLOW-UP, ASYSTOLE, BRADYCARDIA, ARRHYTHMIAS, SYNCOPE
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Bursa Uludag University Affiliated:
Yes
Abstract
Aims It is generally recommended that individuals aspiring to competitive sports should undergo pre-participation cardiovascular assessment, particularly including arrhythmia risk evaluation. In regard to bradyarrhythmias, the 36th Bethesda Conference suggested that asymptomatic cardiac pauses <= 3 s are 'probably of no significance', whereas longer 'symptomatic' pauses may be abnormal. This study focused on assessing the evidence for the '3 s' threshold.