Comparison of morphological and functional adaptations of the heart in highly trained triathletes and long-distance runners using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 626-631

  Franzen, Erik ^a   Mangold, Stefanie ^a   Erz, Gunnar ^a   Claussen, Claus D ^a   Niess, Andreas M ^a   Kramer, Ulrich ^a   Burgstahler, Christof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Triathlete

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE MASS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BICYCLING; CARDIOMEGALY, EXERCISE-INDUCED; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RUNNING; STROKE VOLUME; SWIMMING; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84884674361     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: 16152573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00380-012-0289-7     Document Type: Article

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