Exercise-induced right ventricular dysfunction and structural remodelling in endurance athletes

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 998-1006

  La Gerche, André ^a,b   Burns, Andrew T ^c   Mooney, Don J ^c   Inder, Warrick J ^a   Taylor, Andrew J ^d   Bogaert, Jan ^b   MacIsaac, Andrew I ^c   Heidbüchel, Hein ^b   Prior, David L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Athlete; Cardiac magnetic resonance; Exercise; Fibrosis; Myocardial injury; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; TROPONIN I;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONVALESCENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATHLETES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; STROKE VOLUME; TROPONIN I; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84860160344     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr397     Document Type: Article

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