A prospective randomised longitudinal MRI study of left ventricular adaptation to endurance and resistance exercise training in humans

The principle that 'concentric' cardiac hypertrophy occurs in response to strength training, whilst 'eccentric' hypertrophy results from endurance exercise has been a fundamental tenet of exercise science. This notion is largely based on cross-sectional comparisons of athletes us...

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Main Authors: Spence, Angela, Naylor, L., Carter, H., Buck, C., Dembo, L., Murray, C., Watson, P., Oxborough, D., George, K., Green, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46454