Influence of sex on the "Athlete's Heart" in trained cyclists

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 475-478

  Rowland, Thomas ^a   Roti, Melissa ^b  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes Echocardiography; Cardiac hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYCLING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; TRAINING;

EID: 77955655262     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.488     Document Type: Article

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