Left ventricular mechanical limitations to stroke volume in healthy humans during incremental exercise

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Stöhr, Eric J ^a   González Alonso, José ^a   Shave, Rob ^a,b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diastole; Torsion; Twist; Untwisting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CYCLING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE TWIST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE UNTWISTING; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCREMENTAL EXERCISE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTING SPORE; SUPINE POSITION; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TORSION, MECHANICAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961041006     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00314.2011     Document Type: Article

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