Left ventricular myocardial strain and strain rates in sub-endocardial and sub-epicardial layers before and after a marathon

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1191-1196

  Chan Dewar, Fang ^a   Oxborough, David ^b   Shave, Rob ^c   Gregson, Warren ^a   Whyte, Greg ^a   George, Keith ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D speckle tracking; Cardiac fatigue; Myocardium; Prolonged exercise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; ENDURANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; ELASTIC MODULUS; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77956619420     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1469-8     Document Type: Article

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