Global left ventricular shape is not altered as a consequence of physiologic remodeling in highly trained athletes
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Acknowledgements
We thank Antonio Spataro, MD, for his contribution to echocardiographic studies, and Steven Smith, PhD, Paul Brittan, PhD, Michael Fairhust, PhD, and Mani Vannan, MD, for their contributions to the development of the quantitative shape analysis software.
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