Bicuspid aortic valve in competitive athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-35

  Stefani, L ^a,c   Galanti, G ^a   Toncelli, L ^a   Manetti, P ^a   Vono, M C ^a   Rizzo, M ^a   Maffulli, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; SPORTS;

EID: 38549175733     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.033530     Document Type: Article

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