Left ventricular mass index and sports: The influence of different sports activities and arterial blood pressure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 261-265

  Cubero, G Iglesias ^a   Batalla, A ^a   Reguero, J J Rodriguez ^a   Barriales, R ^a   Gonzalez V ^a   De la Iglesia, J L ^a   Terrados, N ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arterial blood pressure; Exercise; Left ventricular hypertrophy; VO2

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SOCCER; SPORTS;

EID: 0034664905     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(00)00342-9     Document Type: Article

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