An Echocardiographic Study of Heart in a Group of Male Adult Elite Athletes

Background: Severe and prolonged physical training is associated with morphological and physiological cardiac changes, often termed as the “athlete’s heart”. Echocardiographic features peculiar to elite Iranian athletes have not been previously described. The aim was to examine the echocardiographic...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Mohebi, Gholamhasan Khosravi, Amir Sasan Tootoonchi, Parichehr Tootoonchi, Soheila Dabiran, Hamidreza Goodarzynejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/11621.pdf&manuscript_id=11621