Global left ventricular shape is not altered as a consequence of physiologic remodeling in highly trained athletes

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 700-702

  Pelliccia, Antonio ^a   Avelar, Erick ^b   De Castro, Stefano ^c   Pandian, Natesa ^b  

^a Institute of Sports Science   (Italy)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROGNOSIS; SPORTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 0034665796     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01059-6     Document Type: Article

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