Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Athletes: Morphologic Features and Clinical Correlates

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 371-382

  Atchley Jr , Allen E ^a   Douglas, Pamela S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BODY SIZE; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; GENETIC TRAIT; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX; STARLING LAW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 35349024334     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2007.06.009     Document Type: Review

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