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Significance and Prognostic Evaluation of Bradyarrhythmias in Athletes

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Usually the term bradyarrhythmia indicates an arrhythmia producing a stable or intermittent reduction of heart rate.

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Caselli, G., Ciardo, R. (1997). Significance and Prognostic Evaluation of Bradyarrhythmias in Athletes. In: Pelliccia, A., Caselli, G., Bellotti, P. (eds) Advances in Sports Cardiology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2298-0_6

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