Long-term follow-up of former world-class swimmers: evaluation of cardiovascular function

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 369-378

  Knackstedt, Christian ^a   Schmidt, Klaus ^b   Syrocki, Lukas ^b   Lang, Andreas ^b   Bjarnason Wehrens, Birna ^b   Hildebrandt, Ursula ^b   Predel, Hans Georg ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Athlete s heart; Cardiovascular function; Elite athlete; Long term follow up

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ATHLETE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE INDUCED CARDIOMEGALY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWIMMING; TIME FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATHLETES; CARDIOMEGALY, EXERCISE-INDUCED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84893188392     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: 16152573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00380-014-0481-z     Document Type: Article

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