Normative Values for Sport-Specific Left Ventricular Dimensions and Exercise-Induced Cardiac Remodeling in Elite Spanish Male and Female Athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is debate about the magnitude of geometrical remodeling [i.e., left ventricle (LV) cavity enlargement vs. wall thickening] in the heart of elite athletes, and no limits of normality have been yet established for different sports. We aimed to determine sex- and sport-specific normative values of LV dimensions in elite white adult athletes.

Methods

This was a single-center, retrospective study of Spanish elite athletes. Athletes were grouped by sport and its relative dynamic/static component (Mitchell's classification). LV dimensions were measured with two-dimensional-guided M-mode echocardiography imaging to compute normative values. We also developed an online and app-based calculator ( https://sites.google.com/lapolart.es/athlete-lv/welcome?authuser=0 ) to

SUBMITTER: Boraita A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9478009 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature