The effect of exercise training on left ventricular function in young elite athletes

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  De Luca, Alessio ^a   Stefani, Laura ^a   Pedrizzetti, Gianni ^b   Pedri, Stefano ^a   Galanti, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletes; Endocardium; Epicardium; Multilayer; Sport; Strain; Twist

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MALE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ADAPTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FITNESS; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; EXERCISE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 80053903071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14767120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-9-27     Document Type: Article

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