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Left ventricular mass, geometry and filling in elite female and male endurance athletes
Tekijät: Stolt A, Karjalainen J, Heinonen OJ, Kujala UM
Julkaisuvuosi: 2000
Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
Lehden akronyymi: Scand J Med Sci Sports
Vuosikerta: 10
Numero: 1
Aloitussivu: 28
Lopetussivu: 32
Sivujen määrä: 5
ISSN: 0905-7188
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0838.2000.010001028.x
Tiivistelmä
We compared echocardiographic findings in female (n=30) and male (n=30) endurance athletes to age-matched female (n=15) and male (n=15) sedentary controls. The differences between athletes and controls were similar in both sexes; only left ventricular (LV) mass and septum thickness differed slightly more in men than in women (67% vs 55%, P=0.004, and 36% vs 30%, P=0.03, respectively). LV wall thicknesses were in the normal range in all women, while four (13%) male athletes exceeded 13 mm. In conclusion, the effects of endurance training on echocardiographic findings appear to be quite similar in women and men. However, in female athletes with an abnormally thick left ventricular wall a thorough cardiac evaluation is indicated. This contrasts with male athletes, in whom LV wall thicknesses of over 13 mm are a not uncommon finding.
We compared echocardiographic findings in female (n=30) and male (n=30) endurance athletes to age-matched female (n=15) and male (n=15) sedentary controls. The differences between athletes and controls were similar in both sexes; only left ventricular (LV) mass and septum thickness differed slightly more in men than in women (67% vs 55%, P=0.004, and 36% vs 30%, P=0.03, respectively). LV wall thicknesses were in the normal range in all women, while four (13%) male athletes exceeded 13 mm. In conclusion, the effects of endurance training on echocardiographic findings appear to be quite similar in women and men. However, in female athletes with an abnormally thick left ventricular wall a thorough cardiac evaluation is indicated. This contrasts with male athletes, in whom LV wall thicknesses of over 13 mm are a not uncommon finding.
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