Exercise cardiac function in young through elderly endurance trained women

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 684-691

  Wiebe, Colleen G ^a   Gledhill, Norman ^a,b   Jamnik, Veronica K ^a   Ferguson, Steven ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylene rebreathe; Aerobic capacity; Athletes; Blood volume; Cardiac output; Diastolic function; Heart; Hormones; Incremental exercise; Maximal exercise; Stroke volume; Systolic function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; TRAINING; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032941024     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199905000-00010     Document Type: Article

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