Morphological and functional adaptation of left and right atria induced by training in highly trained female athletes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 222-229

  D'Ascenzi, Flavio ^a   Pelliccia, Antonio ^c   Natali, Benedetta Maria ^a   Zaca, Valerio ^a   Cameli, Matteo ^a   Alvino, Federico ^a   Malandrino, Angela ^a   Palmitesta, Paola ^b   Zorzi, Alessandro ^d   Corrado, Domenico ^d   Bonifazi, Marco ^b   Mondillo, Sergio ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine and Surgery   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c Institute of Sports Medicine and Science   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart syndrome; Atrial function; Atrial remodeling; Echocardiography; Speckle tracking; Women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ADAPTATION; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAINING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATHLETE'S HEART SYNDROME; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIAL REMODELING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SPECKLE TRACKING; WOMEN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900442980     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.001345     Document Type: Article

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