Supernormal diastolic function and role of left atrial myocardial deformation analysis by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography in elite soccer players

Echocardiography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 320-326

  D'Ascenzi, Flavio ^a   Cameli, Matteo ^a   Zacã, Valerio ^b   Lisi, Matteo ^a   Santoro, Amato ^a   Causarano, Andrea ^c   Mondillo, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c AC Siena Football Club   (Italy)

Author keywords

athlete's heart; diastolic function; Doppler tissue imaging; exercise echocardiography; left atrium; strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART MUSCLE COMPLIANCE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADULT; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; SOCCER; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 79952745031     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01338.x     Document Type: Article

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