Increased longitudinal contractility and diastolic function at rest in well-trained amateur Marathon runners: a speckle tracking echocardiography study

BACKGROUND: Regular physical activity reduces cardiovascular risk. There is concern that Marathon running might acutely damage the heart. It is unknown to what extent intensive physical endurance activity influences the cardiac mechanics at resting condition. METHODS: Eighty-four amateur marathon ru...

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Main Authors: Schattke, Sebastian, Xing, Yan, Lock, Jürgen, Brechtel, Lars, Schroeckh, Sabrina, Spethmann, Sebastian, Baumann, Gert, Borges, Adrian C, Knebel, Fabian
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3975967/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24571726
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-12-11
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