Sports-specific adaptation of left ventricular muscle mass in athlete's heart - I. An echocardiographic study with combined isometric and dynamic exercise trained athletes (male and female rowers)

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages

  Urhausen, A ^a   Monz, T ^a   Kindermann, W ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Cardiac hypertrophy; Echocardiography; Left ventricular muscle mass; Rowing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VOLUME; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STRENGTH; THICKNESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SURFACE AREA; CARDIAC VOLUME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030408180     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-972916     Document Type: Article

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