Vascular and cardiac remodeling in world class professional cyclists

Pulsatile flow and atherosclerosis in the human carotid bifurcation. Positive correlation between plaque location and low oscillating shear stress.

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Medicine, Cardiology, Flow Visualization +13

Intimal plus medial thickness of the arterial wall: a direct measurement with ultrasound imaging.

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Medicine, Pathology, Radiology +17

Hemodynamics and atherosclerosis. Insights and perspectives gained from studies of human arteries.

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Natural Sciences, Cardiology, Physiology +17

The Upper Limit of Physiologic Cardiac Hypertrophy in Highly Trained Elite Athletes

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Medicine, Cardiology, Physiology +11

Comparative Left Ventricular Dimensions in Trained Athletes

Joel Morganroth · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1975 · 864 citations

Medicine, Physiology, Sports Medicine +16