Anatomic and functional differences in left ventricular hypertrophy between athletes and hypertensive subjects;Diferencias anatomofuncionales entre la hipertrofia ventricular izquierda del deportista y del hipertenso

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 64-71

  Boraita Pérez, Araceli ^a,b   Rabadán Ruiz, Manuel ^a   Serratosa Fernández, Luis ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Hypertensive cardiomyopathy; Left ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042294889     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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