Cardiac remodelling: Concentric versus eccentric hypertrophy in strength and endurance athletes

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 129-133

  Mihl, C ^a   Dassen, W R M ^a   Kuipers, H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Heart; Hypertrophy; Sports; Ventricular remodelling

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THICKNESS;

EID: 42449090571     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086131     Document Type: Review

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