1. Challenging the Right Ventricle - from Elite Athletes to Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
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Kleinnibbelink, G., Thijssen, D.H.J., George, K.P., Oxborough, D.L., Dijk, A.P.J. van, and Radboud University Nijmegen
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Radboud Institute for Health Sciences ,Vascular damage [Radboudumc 16] ,Vascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16] - Abstract
Using echocardiography and adopting novel techniques such as speckle tracking echocardiography and the strain-area loop, we aimed to investigate acute and chronic effects of load challenges on right ventricular structure, function and mechanics. In the first part, we focused on the physiological cardiovascular effects of acute and chronic exercise in healthy individuals and elite athletes. Thereby, we explored whether acute effects were related to chronic cardiovascular adaptations. In the second part, we focused on altered haemodynamics and exercise in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
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- 2022
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