Upper limits of physiological cardiac adaptation in ultramarathon runners

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 754-755

  George, Keith P ^a   Warburton, Darren E R ^b   Oxborough, David ^b   Scott, Jessica M ^b   Esch, Ben T A ^b   Williams, Karen ^b   Charlesworth, Sarah ^b   Foulds, Heather ^b   Oxborough, Adele ^b   Hoffman, Martin D ^b   Shave, Rob ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ROOT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; LETTER; MARATHON RUNNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETES; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUNNING; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551528405     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.05.070     Document Type: Letter

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