Impact of ethnicity upon cardiovascular adaptation in competitive athletes: relevance to preparticipation screening
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Impact of ethnicity upon cardiovascular adaptation in competitive athletes: relevance to preparticipation screening.
Regular participation in intensive physical exercise is associated with several structural and electrophysiological cardiac adaptations that enhance diastolic filling and facilitate a sustained increase in the cardiac output that is fundamental to athletic excellence. Such cardiac adaptations are collectively referred to as the 'Athlete's Heart' and are frequently reflected on the 12-lead ECG a...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Sports Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0306-3674,1473-0480
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091127