Training-specific changes in cardiac structure and function: A prospective and longitudinal assessment of competitive athletes

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1121-1128

  Baggish, Aaron L ^a   Wang, Francis ^b   Weiner, Rory B ^a   Elinoff, Jason M ^a   Tournoux, Francois ^a   Boland, Arthur ^b   Picard, Michael H ^a   Hutter Jr , Adolph M ^a   Wood, Malissa J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Cardiac remodeling; Exercise physiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE SPORT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROWING; TEAM SPORT; TRAINING;

ADULT; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC VOLUME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 41949114504     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01170.2007     Document Type: Article

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