The Heart of a Champion

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1626-1628

  Bhella, Paul S ^a   Levine, Benjamin D ^a  

^a Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

intense athletic training; left ventricular function; long term follow up; Olympic athletes

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DOPING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ENDURANCE SPORT; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATHLETES; HEART; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 77950334771     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.12.030     Document Type: Editorial

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