Exercise-Induced Cardiac Injury: Evidence From Novel Imaging Techniques and Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin Assays

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 407-415

  Shave, Rob ^a   Oxborough, David ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac pathology; Cardiac troponin; Endurance exercise

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ARTICLE; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE INDUCED CARDIAC INJURY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MARATHON RUNNER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SYSTOLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ATHLETES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; TROPONIN; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84857591034     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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