Enhanced Right-Chamber Remodeling in Endurance Ultra-Trail Athletes Compared to Marathon Runners Detected by Standard and Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography.

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Published in Front Physiol on July 25, 2017

Authors

Kristian Ujka1, Luca Bastiani1, Gennaro D'Angelo1, Bruna Catuzzo2, Alessandro Tonacci1, Simona Mrakic-Sposta3, Alessandra Vezzoli3, Guido Giardini2, Lorenza Pratali1

Author Affiliations

1: Insitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research CouncilPisa, Italy.
2: Mountain Medicine Center, Ospedale Regionale Umberto PariniAosta, Italy.
3: Institute of Bioimaging and Molecular Physiology, National Research CouncilMilan, Italy.

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