Absence of training-specific cardiac adaptation in paraplegic athletes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1699-1704

  Gates, Phillip E ^a   Campbell, Ian G ^a   George, Keith P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Endurance training; Left ventricle hypertrophy; Power training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENDURANCE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAINING;

EID: 0036844413     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200211000-00002     Document Type: Article

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