Predominance of normal left ventricular geometry in the male ‘athlete's heart’

Speckle Tracking Echocardiographic Analysis of Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Functions of Young Elite Athletes with Eccentric and Concentric Type of Cardiac Remodeling

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of training mode, imaging modality and body size influences on the morphology and function of the male athlete's heart

(2013) Victor Utomi et al.   HEART

Intraobserver Reliability of Two-Dimensional Ultrasound Derived Strain Imaging in the Assessment of the Left Ventricle, Right Ventricle, and Left Atrium of Healthy Human Hearts

(2012) David Oxborough et al.   ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES

Maximal oxygen consumption is best predicted by measures of cardiac size rather than function in healthy adults

(2011) André La Gerche et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Current and Evolving Echocardiographic Techniques for the Quantitative Evaluation of Cardiac Mechanics: ASE/EAE Consensus Statement on Methodology and Indications

(2011) Victor Mor-Avi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

“Supranormal” Cardiac Function in Athletes Related to Better Arterial and Endothelial Function

(2010) Maria Florescu et al.   ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES

Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography

(2010) Lawrence G. Rudski et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Real-time evaluation of longitudinal peak systolic strain (speckle tracking measurement) in left and right ventricles of athletes

(2009) Laura Stefani et al.   Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Alteration in Left Ventricular Strains and Torsional Mechanics After Ultralong Duration Exercise in Athletes

(2009) Stéphane Nottin et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Diastolic function in healthy humans: non-invasive assessment and the impact of acute and chronic exercise

(2009) Keith P. George et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Does Size Matter?

(2008) Frederick E. Dewey et al.   CIRCULATION

Longitudinal plane colour tissue-Doppler myocardial velocities and their association with left ventricular length, volume, and mass in humans

(2008) A. Batterham et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Das Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE-) Statement

(2008) E. von Elm et al.   INTERNIST

Training-specific changes in cardiac structure and function: a prospective and longitudinal assessment of competitive athletes

(2007) Aaron L. Baggish et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY