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Differences in echocardiography, blood pressure, stroke volume, maximal power and profile of genes related to cardiac hypertrophy in elite road cyclists.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University - 1 Sept 2017
Janikowska Grażyna, Żebrowska Aleksandra, Kochańska-Dziurowicz Aleksandra, Mazurek Urszula
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BACKGROUND: Regular and moderate exercise is beneficial for improving the efficiency of the heart, but high-intensity physical activity may result in cardiac changes. OBJECTIVES: This study focuses on the identification of the differences in echocardiography and blood variables before exercise, as well as the genes associated with cardiac hypertrophy at rest and in response to graded exercise test. MATERIAL AND...
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