Left ventricular systolic performance is improved in elite athletes

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 514-519

  Caselli, Stefano ^a   Di Pietro, Riccardo ^a   Di Paolo, Fernando M ^a   Pisicchio, Cataldo ^a   Di Giacinto, Barbara ^a   Guerra, Emanuele ^a   Culasso, Franco ^a   Pelliccia, Antonio ^a  

^a Italian National Olympic Committee   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D echocardiography; Athletes; Left ventricle; Myocardial contraction; Systole

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPORTS MEDICINE; SYSTOLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051970540     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer071     Document Type: Article

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