Echocardiography of the right ventricle in athlete's heart and hearts of normal size compared to magnetic resonance imaging: Which measurements should be applied in athletes?

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-64

  Scharhag, J ^a,b   Thunenkotter T ^a,c   Urhausen, A ^c   Schneider, G ^d   Kindermann, W ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c Hospital Centre Luxemburg Clinique d'Eich   (United States)

^d SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Echocardiography; Exercise; Hypertrophy; Myocard; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549127605     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1241209     Document Type: Article

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