Abstract:Background:Occupation related stress such as military parachuting has been considered to be a potentially important cardiovascular risk factor. The present study was performed to determine structural and functional changes of the left ventricle (LV), right ventricle (RV) and aorta by echocardiographic assessment of Iranian military parachutists compared to the normal population. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study on the echocardiographic fi ndings of 95 military parachutists, compared to 92… Show more
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