Sport category is an important determinant of cardiac adaptation: An MRI study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1119-1124

  Luijkx, Tim ^a   Cramer, Maarten J ^a   Prakken, Niek H J ^a   Buckens, Constantinus F ^a   Mosterd, Arend ^a,b   Rienks, Rienk ^a,c   Backx, Frank J G ^a   Mali, Willem P Th M ^a   Velthuis, Birgitta K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPORTS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870167623     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090520     Document Type: Article

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