Echocardiographic criteria of physiological left ventricular hypertrophy in combined strength- and endurance-trained athletes

International Journal of Cardiac Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-52

  Urhausen, Axel ^a   Monz, Thomas ^a   Kindermann, Wilfried ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRAINING;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPORTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031025183     PISSN: 01679899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005760706661     Document Type: Article

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