Real-time evaluation of longitudinal peak systolic strain (speckle tracking measurement) in left and right ventricles of athletes

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Stefani, Laura ^a   Pedrizzetti, Gianni ^b   De Luca, Alessio ^a   Mercuri, Roberto ^a   Innocenti, Gabriele ^a   Galanti, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HAND GRIP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PARAMETER; REST; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE TEST; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPORT; STANDARD; SYSTOLE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORTS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65149085731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14767120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-7-17     Document Type: Article

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