Left ventricular volumes during exercise in endurance athletes assessed by contrast echocardiography

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-51

  Sundstedt, M ^a,c   Hedberg, P ^a   Jonason, T ^a   Ringqvist, I ^a   Brodin, L A ^b   Henriksen, E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contrast echocardiography; Left ventricular dynamics; Stroke volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; STANDING;

EID: 4544378569     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-201X.2004.01304.x     Document Type: Article

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