The effect of age in the cardiac MRI evaluation of the athlete's heart

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-73

  Prakken, Niek H ^a   Cramer, Maarten J ^a   Teske, Arco J ^a   Arend, Mosterd ^a,b   Mali, Willem P ^a   Velthuis, Birgitta K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Athletes; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Physical training; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGING; ATHLETES; BODY SURFACE AREA; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 78650076598     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.11.047     Document Type: Article

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