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Autonomic Function Following Concussion in Youth Athletes: An Exploration of Heart Rate Variability Using 24-hour Recording Methodology
Published on: September 21, 2018
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Preparticipation screening in pediatric athletes. Should we be concerned about the PR interval?
Jesús Velásquez-Rodríguez1, Leonel Diaz-Gonzalez2, Pedro L Valenzuela3
1Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Coslada, Madrid, Spain.
Revista Espanola De Cardiologia (English Ed.)
|January 24, 2021
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