Left and right ventricular adaptation assessed by doppler tissue echocardiography in athletes

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-211

  Pelà, Giovanna ^a   Bruschi, Giacomo ^a   Montagna, Luca ^b   Manara, Massimo ^b   Manca, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Direzione Medica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCREENING; SYSTOLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; SPORTS; STATISTICS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 3042841184     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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