Aortic Root Size and Prevalence of Aortic Regurgitation in Elite Strength Trained Athletes

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 528-530

  Babaee Bigi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Aslani, Amir ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH;

ADULT; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; MALE; SINUS OF VALSALVA; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 34447633381     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.02.108     Document Type: Article

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