title: Aortic valve thickening associated with power training: is it pressure overload?
abstract: This is a first report of aortic valve thickening secondary to intermittent hypertensive episodes experienced with weight lifting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth 76107-2699, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Dickerman
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schaller
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: McConathy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000502:physiology*