Physiological determinants of the variation in left ventricular mass from early adolescence to late adulthood in healthy subjects

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 332-339

  Cain, Peter A ^a   Ahl, Ragnhild ^a   Hedstrom, Erik ^a   Ugander, Martin ^a   Allansdotter Johnsson, Ase ^b   Friberg, Peter ^b   Marild, Staffan ^c   Arheden, Hakan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageing; Magnetic resonance; Myocardium; Physiology; Ventricles (heart)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 28244454592     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2005.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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