Alterations in cardiac morphology and function in elite multi-disciplinary athletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 222-226

  Whyte, G ^a   Sharma, S ^b   George, K ^c   McKenna, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Multi discipline sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRICS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRENGTH; TRIATHLON;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 0032911871     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971121     Document Type: Article

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