Heart dimensions may influence the occurrence of the heart rate deflection point in highly trained cyclists

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 387-392

  Lucia, Alejandro ^a   Carvajal, Alfrede ^b   Boraita, Araceli ^c   Serratosa, Luis ^c   Hoyos, Jesús ^d   Chicharro, José L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Red Española de Investigación del Rendimiento Deportivo en Ciclismo y Mujer   (Spain)

^d Asociacion Deportiva Banesto   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cycling; Echocardiography; Heart rate; Lactate threshold; Onset of blood lactate accumulation (OBLA); Ventilatory threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CYCLING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; TRAINING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032718768     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.33.6.387     Document Type: Article

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