Myocardial adaptation in different endurance sports: An echocardiographic study

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-26

  Hoogsteen, J ^a   Hoogeveen, A ^a   Schaffers, H ^a   Wijn, P F F ^a   van Hemel, N M ^b   van der Wall, E E ^c  

^a MMC   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diastolic function; Echocardiography; Endurance athletes; Left ventricular mass; Systolic wall stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE COMPLIANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MARATHON RUNNER; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; SPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIATHLON;

EID: 1542375911     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CAIM.0000013160.79903.19     Document Type: Article

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