Enhanced cardiovascular hemodynamics in endurance-trained postmenopausal women athletes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1073-1079

  McCole, Steve D ^a   Brown, Michael D ^b   Moore, Geoffrey E ^b   Zmuda, Joseph M ^b   Cwynar, Jeffrey D ^b   Hagberg, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

CARDIAC OUTPUT; ESTROGEN; HORMONE REPLACEMENT; MAXIMAL OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STROKE VOLUME

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0034123166     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200006000-00006     Document Type: Article

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