Echocardiographic deformation imaging reveals preserved regional systolic function in endurance athletes with left ventricular hypertrophy

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 872-878

  Teske, A J ^a   Prakken, N H ^a   De Boeck, B W ^a   Velthuis, B K ^a   Doevendans, P A ^a   Cramer, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; SYSTOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954177190     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.054346     Document Type: Article

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