Determinants of morphologic cardiac adaptation in elite athletes: The role of athletic training and constitutional factors

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages

  Pelliccia, A ^a,b  

^a Italian National Olympic Committee

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac adaptation; Constitutional factors; Echocardiography; Training effect

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THICKNESS; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 0030419508     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-972918     Document Type: Article

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