Enhanced systolic myocardial function in elite endurance athletes during combined arm-and-leg exercise

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 905-913

  Carlsson, Lars ^a,b   Lind, Britta ^c   Laaksonen, Marko S ^a   Berglund, Bo ^d   Brodin, Lars Åke ^c   Holmberg, Hans Christer ^a,b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Olympic Committee   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elite; Exercise; Heart; Performance; Systolic function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; SYSTOLE; UPREGULATION;

ADULT; ARM; ATHLETES; EXERCISE; HEART; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS; SYSTOLE; UP-REGULATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958144438     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1712-3     Document Type: Article

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