Suggested new upper limit of physiologic cardiac hypertrophy determined in Japanese ultramarathon runners must be interpreted cautiously

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Jul 21;44(2):470-1; author reply 471. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.04.025.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Body Surface Area
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnosis*
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Running / physiology*