Left atrial myocardial function in either physiological or pathological left ventricular hypertrophy: A two-dimensional speckle strain study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 696-702

  D'Andrea, A ^a   De Corato, G ^b   Scarafile, R ^a   Romano, S ^c   Reigler, L ^a   Mita, C ^a   Allocca, F ^a   Limongelli, G ^a   Gigantino, G ^a   Liccardo, B ^a   Cuomo, S ^a   Tagliamonte, G ^a   Caso, P ^a   Calbro R ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART WORK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRAINING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; SPORTS;

EID: 49949087286     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.041210     Document Type: Article

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