Left ventricular mechanics in humans with high aerobic fitness: Adaptation independent of structural remodelling, arterial haemodynamics and heart rate

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 590, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2107-2119

  Stöhr, Eric J ^a   McDonnell, Barry ^a   Thompson, Jane ^a   Stone, Keeron ^a   Bull, Tom ^a   Houston, Rory ^a   Cockcroft, John ^b   Shave, Rob ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE APICAL ROTATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT VENTRICULAR MECHANICS; LEFT VENTRICULAR WALL THICKNESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIES; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PULSATILE FLOW; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ROTATION; STROKE VOLUME; TORSION, MECHANICAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860350183     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.227850     Document Type: Article

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