A follow-up study of the changes in left ventricle and running performance in highly trained runners

Biology of Sport

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-149

  Legaz, A ^a   Gonzalez M ^b   Lacambra, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac enlargement; Echocardiography; Elite runners; Exercise; Running performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044509176     PISSN: 0860021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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