The contribution of Doppler myocardial imaging in the study of the athlete's heart;Il contributo del Doppler myocardial imaging nello studio del cuore d'atleta

Italian Heart Journal, Supplementi

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 635-644

  D'Andrea, Antonello ^a,d   Zeppilli, Paolo ^b   Caso, Pio ^c   D'Andrea, Luigi ^e   Scherillo, Marino ^d   Calabrò, Raffaele ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Doppler myocardial imaging; Echocardiography; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; SPORTS;

EID: 77957109661     PISSN: 15903796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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