CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN THE 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES

Authors
CANTWELL JD
Citation
Jd. Cantwell, CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN THE 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES, The American journal of cardiology, 80(10), 1997, pp. 1394
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
80
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)80:10<1394:CEIT1O>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Left ventricular wall thickness >1.3 cm, septal-to-posterior wall rati os >1.5, diastolic left ventricular size >6.0 cm, and eccentric or con centric remodeling are rare in athletes, Values outside of these cutof fs in an athlete of any age probably represent a pathologic state.