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Conti V, Migliorini F, Pilone M, Barriopedro MI, Ramos-Álvarez JJ, Montero FJC, Maffulli N. Right heart exercise-training-adaptation and remodelling in endurance athletes. Sci Rep 2021; 11:22532. [PMID: 34795399 PMCID: PMC8602371 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02028-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Long-term sports training leads to myocardial adaptations, with remodelling of the heart chambers. However, while myocardial adaptations of the left heart are well described, remodelling of the right heart and its impact on the development of arrhythmias is still debated. To conduct a systematic review on right ventricle (RV) and right atrium (RA) structural and functional changes in athletes who participate in long-term endurance training. Systematic review. A systematic literature search was conducted. All the articles reporting right heart echocardiographic (ECHO) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) parameters evaluated in endurance athletes and sedentary subjects were considered eligible. A multivariate analysis was conducted to investigate whether age, sex, body surface area (BSA), intensity of training are associated with RV ECHO, CMR parameters and RA ECHO parameters. A positive association between age and right atrium area (RAA) (P = 0.01) was found. This is a negative association to RV E/A (P = 0.004), and RV end diastolic diameter (RVED) longitudinal (P = 0.01). A positive association between BSA and RVED middle (P = 0.001), as well between BSA and RAA (P = 0.05) was found, along with a negative association with RV E/A (P = 0.002). A positive association between intensity of training and RV end systolic area (RVESA) (P = 0.03), RV end diastolic volume indexed (RVEDVI) (P = 0.01), RV end systolic volume indexed (RVESVI) (P = 0.01) was found, along with a negative association with ejection fraction (EF %) (P = 0.01). Endurance athletes demonstrated an association between RV remodelling and age, BSA and intensity of training.
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- Valeria Conti
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma, and Recontructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University Clinic, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Escuela de Medicina Deportiva. Departamento de Radiología, Rehabilitación y Fisioterapia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Escuela de Medicina Deportiva. Departamento de Radiología, Rehabilitación y Fisioterapia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
- Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, Queen Mary University of London, 275 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4DG, England, UK
- Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, School of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Markus MRP, Ittermann T, Kim S, Schipf S, Siewert-Markus U, Santana CC, Buchmann N, Völzke H, Bülow R, Felix SB, Bahls M, Steinhagen-Thiessen E, Dörr M. Lower muscular strength is associated with smaller left and right chambers and lower cardiac mass in the general population - The Sedentary's Heart. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2021; 68:36-51. [PMID: 34562438 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The cardiac muscle has the ability to adapt to different loading conditions. We analyzed the associations of the age-related decreasing handgrip strength (HGS), a marker of muscular fitness, on cardiac structure and function in a community-based sample. METHODS We performed cross-sectional analyses of 4646 subjects (2554 women; 55.0%) aged 20 to 93 years from two independent cohorts of the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP-2 and SHIP-TREND-0). We analyzed the associations of HGS with structural and functional left and right ventricular (LV and RV) and left atrial (LA) parameters as determined by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well with log-transformed NT-proBNP values using multivariable-adjusted linear regression models. RESULTS MRI data showed that a 1 kg lower HGS was associated with a 0.40 mL (95% confidence interval: 0.26 to 0.54; p < 0.001) lower LV end-diastolic volume, a 0.011 mm (0.005 to 0.018; p = 0.001) lower LV wall-thickness, a 0.59 g (0.43 to 0.75; p < 0.001) lower LV mass, a 0.58 mL/beat (0.43 to 0.74; p < 0.001) lower LV stroke volume, a 0.03 L/min (0.02 to 0.04; p < 0.001) lower LV cardiac output, a 0.48 mL (0.27 to 0.68; p < 0.001) lower LA end-diastolic volume, and a 1.02 mL (0.71 to 1.32) lower RV end-diastolic volume. Similar findings were observed for echocardiographic parameters. Moreover, lower HGS was associated with higher echocardiographic LV diastolic stiffness and NT-proBNP levels. CONCLUSIONS In this large population-based sample, lower muscular fitness as assessed by HGS was associated with lower LV wall thickness and mass as well as with smaller chamber size, stroke volume and cardiac output of the LV, LA and RV. Moreover, HGS was inversely related to LV diastolic stiffness and NT-proBNP values. These outcomes might demonstrate the effects of an aging-related decrease in physical activity and lower muscular fitness on the heart - "the sedentary's heart".
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- Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus
- Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
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- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; Department of Study of Health in Pomerania/Clinical-Epidemiological Research, Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Center for Hand-and Functional Microsurgery, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; Department of Study of Health in Pomerania/Clinical-Epidemiological Research, Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santos, Santos, Brazil; Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cardiology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; Department of Study of Health in Pomerania/Clinical-Epidemiological Research, Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Kiflom S, Enyew D, Ayalew A, Hailu A, Gebretensay M, Gebrehawerya G. Effect of aerobic exercise on physiological and left ventricular echocardiographic characteristics of non-athletic adult males in Northern Ethiopia. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2021; 62:288-295. [PMID: 34275258 DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.21.11951-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Regular aerobic exercise can induce alterations in structural and hemodynamic physiology of the heart in both athletic and nonathletic populations. This is because due to cardiac adaptation to exercise improves cardiac workout capacity by increasing left ventricular function. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of aerobic exercise on blood pressure and left ventricular structural and myocardial function in Ethiopian non-athletic males. METHODS Twenty male adults (aged 19-23 years) were recruited and they were engaged in aerobic exercise training for 3 months (3days/week, 50-75%MHR). Selected participants underwent standard transthoracic doppler echocardiographic examinations before and after intervention of the exercise training. Collected data were analyzed through Paired Sample T test using IBM SPSS version 21 statistical software with significance level set at p<0.05. RESULTS Finding of the study indicated that significant reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure was observed after exercise training (p<0.05). Improvement was recorded in PWT (7.4±0.94mm vs 7.95±0.61mm, p=0.017) and IVST (7.95±0.83mm vs 8.25±0.72mm, p=0.030) while significant reduction was recorded in LVIDS (33.85±0.99mm vs 32.45±2.04mm, p=0.002). Aerobic exercises also induced significant improvement on left ventricular myocardial function parameters (p<0.05) in end diastolic volume (95.8±8.4ml vs 100.45±11.42ml), stroke volume (52.55±7.12ml vs 58.15±11.18ml) and ejection fraction (54.73±4.11 vs 57.53±6.2). However, exercise didn't stimulate significant change in the internal diameter at end diastole (0.086), end systolic volume (p=0.173) and cardiac output (p=0.13). CONCLUSIONS Aerobic exercise induces structural and myocardial physiological changes within the left ventricle in Ethiopian non-athletic young adult males.
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- Saymon Kiflom
- Department of Sports Science, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia -
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- Department of Sports Science, Sports Science Academy, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia
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- Department of Sports Science, Sports Science Academy, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.,Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Cardiology Unit, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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- Department of Sports Science, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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- Department of Sports Science, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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Kusy K, Błażejewski J, Gilewski W, Karasek D, Banach J, Bujak R, Zieliński J, Sinkiewicz W, Grześk G. Aging Athlete's Heart: An Echocardiographic Evaluation of Competitive Sprint- versus Endurance-Trained Master Athletes. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2021; 34:1160-1169. [PMID: 34175421 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2021.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sports training triggers exercise-induced cardiac remodeling (EICR). Sprint- and endurance-trained master athletes are exposed to different hemodynamic stimuli accompanied by aging. The aim of this study was to compare EICR types in light of the Morganroth hypothesis, frequency of abnormalities, and relationships between cardiac traits and age. METHODS In this observational cross-sectional study, echocardiographic examinations were conducted in 143 sprint-trained (age range, 36-83 years) and 114 endurance-trained (age range, 38-85 years) competitive master athletes. Structural and functional characteristics were compared with population reference values, and EICR types were identified. Athletic groups were compared using t tests and χ2 tests. Relationships with age were assessed using linear regression. RESULTS In the sprint group, 51.0% of athletes had normal cardiac geometry (nonhypertrophic heart), 4.2% had eccentric hypertrophy, 36.4% had concentric remodeling, and 8.4% had concentric hypertrophy. In their endurance-trained peers, these proportions were 22.8%, 16.7%, 36.8%, and 23.7%, respectively. Many athletes in both groups had structural abnormalities, as assessed using population norms (up to ~81% for septal thickness) but their resting cardiac function was normal. The relationships of structural and functional cardiac characteristics with age were mostly weak to moderate and did not differ between training modalities. CONCLUSIONS Even though many endurance- and sprint-oriented master athletes exceed population norms for cardiac structure, they do not go beyond the "gray zone" and preserve normal cardiac function. Therefore, physiologic adaptations, rather than pathologic abnormalities, are expected in aging but still active athletes. Inconsistent with the Morganroth hypothesis, EICR is shifted toward normal geometry in sprinters and toward concentric remodeling and hypertrophy in endurance runners. A better understanding of the mechanisms behind cardiac remodeling during aging is needed to adequately predict EICR types in master athletes.
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- Krzysztof Kusy
- Department of Athletics, Strength and Conditioning, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Athletics, Strength and Conditioning, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Ryu S, Chang Y, Kang J, Yun KE, Jung HS, Kim CW, Cho J, Lima JA, Sung KC, Shin H, Guallar E. Physical activity and impaired left ventricular relaxation in middle aged adults. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12461. [PMID: 30127508 PMCID: PMC6102302 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31018-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between physical activity level and impaired left ventricular (LV) relaxation in a large sample of apparently healthy men and women. We conducted a cross-sectional study in 57,449 adults who underwent echocardiography as part of a comprehensive health examination between March 2011 and December 2014. Physical activity level was assessed using the Korean version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form. The presence of impaired LV relaxation was determined based on echocardiographic findings. Physical activity levels were inversely associated with the prevalence of impaired LV relaxation. The multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for impaired LV relaxation comparing minimally active and health-enhancing physically active groups to the inactive group were 0.84 (0.77–0.91) and 0.64 (0.58–0.72), respectively (P for trend < 0.001). These associations were modified by sex (p for interaction <0.001), with the inverse association observed in men, but not in women. This study demonstrated an inverse linear association between physical activity level and impaired LV relaxation in a large sample of middle-aged Koreans independent of potential confounders. Our findings suggest that increasing physical activity may be independently important in reducing the risk of impaired LV relaxation.
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- Seungho Ryu
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. .,Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. .,Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Family Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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La Gerche A, Rakhit DJ, Claessen G. Exercise and the right ventricle: a potential Achilles' heel. Cardiovasc Res 2018; 113:1499-1508. [PMID: 28957535 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvx156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Exercise is associated with unequivocal health benefits and results in many structural and functional changes of the myocardium that enhance performance and prevent heart failure. However, intense exercise also presents a significant hemodynamic challenge in which the right-sided heart chambers are exposed to a disproportionate increase in afterload and wall stress that can manifest as myocardial fatigue or even damage if intense exercise is sustained for prolonged periods. This review focuses on the physiological factors that result in a disproportionate load on the right ventricle during exercise and the long-term consequences. The changes in cardiac structure and function that define 'athlete's heart' disproportionately affect the right-sided heart chambers and this can raise important diagnostic overlap with some cardiac pathologies, particularly some inherited cardiomyopathies. The interaction between exercise and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) will be highlighted as an important example of how hemodynamic stressors can combine with deficiencies in cardiac structural elements to cause cardiac dysfunction predisposing to arrhythmias. The extent to which extreme exercise can cause adverse remodelling in the absence of a genetic predisposition remains controversial. In the athlete with profound changes in heart structure, it can be extremely challenging to determine whether common symptoms such as palpitations may be a marker of more sinister arrhythmias. This review discusses some of the techniques that have recently been proposed to identify pathology in these circumstances. Finally, we will discuss recent evidence defining the role of exercise restriction as a therapeutic intervention in individuals predisposed to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.
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- Andre La Gerche
- Sports Cardiology and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.,Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Cardiology Department, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Sports Cardiology and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.,Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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D'Ascenzi F, Pelliccia A, Solari M, Piu P, Loiacono F, Anselmi F, Caselli S, Focardi M, Bonifazi M, Mondillo S. Normative Reference Values of Right Heart in Competitive Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2017; 30:845-858.e2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Lebrun F, Collins D. Is Elite Sport (Really) Bad for You? Can We Answer the Question? Front Psychol 2017; 8:324. [PMID: 28316585 PMCID: PMC5334321 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Elite athletes are not immune to mental health issues. Yet, quality research on mental health in elites has so far been limited. Thus, while research on mental health emphasises the prevalence and nature of disorders in the general population, its extent in elite performers remains unclear. Indeed, the prevalence of mental conditions cannot be accurately calculated in elite athletes due to a lack of diagnostic criteria and screening tools specifically adapted to this unique population. Researchers and practitioners are, therefore, confronted with biases reflecting the use of clinical norms and instruments initially developed for the general population. Furthermore, without considering the athlete persona as well as the sport culture in which elites play, there is a risk of under- or over-estimating the prevalence of mental health issues in high-performance environments. Due to the unique characteristics surrounding an elite athlete's life, we therefore suggest a change of perspective: moving from the usual normal-versus-pathological to a functional-versus-dysfunctional approach. Implications for future research and practice are discussed, most notably examining practitioners' expertise in diagnosing and treating elite performers.
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- Florence Lebrun
- Institute of Coaching and Performance, School of Sport and Wellbeing, University of Central LancashirePreston, UK
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Szelid Z, Lux Á, Kolossváry M, Tóth A, Vágó H, Lendvai Z, Kiss L, Maurovich-Horvat P, Bagyura Z, Merkely B. Right Ventricular Adaptation Is Associated with the Glu298Asp Variant of the NOS3 Gene in Elite Athletes. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141680. [PMID: 26517550 PMCID: PMC4627801 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO), an important endogenous pulmonary vasodilator is synthetized by the endothelial NO synthase (NOS3). Reduced NO bioavailability and thus the Glu298Asp polymorphism of NOS3 may enhance right ventricular (RV) afterload and hypertrophic remodeling and influence athletic performance. To test this hypothesis world class level athletes (water polo players, kayakers, canoeists, rowers, swimmers, n = 126) with a VO2 maximum greater than 50ml/kg/min were compared with non-athletic volunteers (n = 155). Cardiopulmonary exercise tests and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) were performed to determine structural or functional changes. Genotype distribution of the NOS3 Glu298Asp polymorphism was not affected by gender or physical performance. Cardiac MRI showed increased stroke volume with eccentric hypertrophy in all athletes regardless of their genotype. However, the Asp allelic variant carriers had increased RV mass index (32±6g versus 27±6g, p<0.01) and larger RV stroke volume index (71±10ml versus 64±10ml, p<0.01) than athletes with a Glu/Glu genotype. Genotype was not significantly associated with athletic performance. In the non-athletic group no genotype related differences were detected. The association between the NOS3 Glu298Asp polymorphism and RV structure and dimension in elite athletes emphasizes the importance of NOS3 gene function and NO bioavailability in sport related cardiac adaptation.
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- Zsolt Szelid
- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
- MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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- Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Center, Budapest, Hungary
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Scharf M, Schmid A, Kemmler W, von Stengel S, May MS, Wuest W, Achenbach S, Uder M, Lell MM. Myocardial adaptation to high-intensity (interval) training in previously untrained men with a longitudinal cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging study (Running Study and Heart Trial). Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2015; 8:CIRCIMAGING.114.002566. [PMID: 25873721 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.114.002566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND To prospectively evaluate whether short-term high-intensity (interval) training (HI(I)T) induces detectable morphological cardiac changes in previously untrained men in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. METHODS AND RESULTS Eighty-four untrained volunteers were randomly assigned to a HI(I)T group (n=42; 44.1±4.7 years) or an inactive control group (n=42; 42.3±5.6 years). HI(I)T focused on interval runs (intensity: 95%-105% of individually calculated heart rate at the anaerobic threshold). Before and after 16 weeks, all subjects underwent physiological examination, stepwise treadmill test with blood lactate analysis, and contrast-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (cine, tagging, and delayed enhancement). Indexed left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) volume (LV, 77.1±8.5-83.9±8.6; RV, 80.5±8.5-86.6±8.1) and mass (LV, 58.2±6.4-63.4±8.1; RV, 14.8±1.7-16.1±2.1) significantly increased with HI(I)T. Changes in LV and RV morphological parameters with HI(I)T were highly correlated with an increase in maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max) and a decrease in blood lactate concentration at the anaerobic threshold. Mean LV and RV remodeling index of HI(I)T group did not alter with training (0.76 ±0.09 and 0.24±0.10 g/mL, respectively [P=0.97 and P=0.72]), indicating balanced cardiac adaptation. Myocardial circumferential strain decreased after HI(I)T within all 6 basal segments (anteroseptal, P=0.01 and anterolateral, P<0.001). There was no late gadolinium enhancement in any of the participants before or post HI(I)T. CONCLUSIONS Sixteen weeks of HI(I)T lead to measurable changes in cardiac atrial and ventricular morphology and function in previously untrained men. This correlates with improvements in parameters of endurance capacity. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01406730.
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- Michael Scharf
- From the Departments of Radiology (M.S., A.S., M.S.M., W.W., M.U., M.M.L.), Medical Physics (W.K., S.v.S.), and Cardiology (S.A.), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.S., A.S., M.S.M., W.W., M.U., M.M.L.), Medical Physics (W.K., S.v.S.), and Cardiology (S.A.), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.S., A.S., M.S.M., W.W., M.U., M.M.L.), Medical Physics (W.K., S.v.S.), and Cardiology (S.A.), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.S., A.S., M.S.M., W.W., M.U., M.M.L.), Medical Physics (W.K., S.v.S.), and Cardiology (S.A.), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.S., A.S., M.S.M., W.W., M.U., M.M.L.), Medical Physics (W.K., S.v.S.), and Cardiology (S.A.), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.S., A.S., M.S.M., W.W., M.U., M.M.L.), Medical Physics (W.K., S.v.S.), and Cardiology (S.A.), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.S., A.S., M.S.M., W.W., M.U., M.M.L.), Medical Physics (W.K., S.v.S.), and Cardiology (S.A.), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.S., A.S., M.S.M., W.W., M.U., M.M.L.), Medical Physics (W.K., S.v.S.), and Cardiology (S.A.), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.S., A.S., M.S.M., W.W., M.U., M.M.L.), Medical Physics (W.K., S.v.S.), and Cardiology (S.A.), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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Major Z, Csajági E, Kneffel Z, Kováts T, Szauder I, Sidó Z, Pavlik G. Comparison of left and right ventricular adaptation in endurance-trained male athletes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 102:23-33. [DOI: 10.1556/aphysiol.102.2015.1.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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D'Andrea A, Della Corte A, Padalino R, Limongelli G, Scarafile R, Fratta F, Pezzullo E, Fusco A, Pisacane F, Coppola G, Caso P, Calabrò R, Russo MG. The Role of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging for the Assessment of Sports Eligibility in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve. J Cardiovasc Echogr 2015; 25:9-18. [PMID: 28465922 PMCID: PMC5353454 DOI: 10.4103/2211-4122.158418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) cannot be considered an innocent finding, but it is not necessarily a life-threatening condition. Athletes with BAV should undergo a thorough staging of the valve anatomy, taking into consideration hemodynamic factors, as well as aortic diameters and looking for other associated significant cardiovascular anomalies by use of a multimodality cardiac imaging approach. Furthermore an accurate follow-up is mandatory with serial cardiological controls in those allowed to continue sports.
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- Antonello D'Andrea
- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Sciences, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
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Arbab-Zadeh A, Perhonen M, Howden E, Peshock RM, Zhang R, Adams-Huet B, Haykowsky MJ, Levine BD. Cardiac remodeling in response to 1 year of intensive endurance training. Circulation 2014; 130:2152-61. [PMID: 25281664 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.010775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is unclear whether, and to what extent, the striking cardiac morphological manifestations of endurance athletes are a result of exercise training or a genetically determined characteristic of talented athletes. We hypothesized that prolonged and intensive endurance training in previously sedentary healthy young individuals could induce cardiac remodeling similar to that observed cross-sectionally in elite endurance athletes. METHODS AND RESULTS Twelve previously sedentary subjects (aged 29±6 years; 7 men and 5 women) trained progressively and intensively for 12 months such that they could compete in a marathon. Magnetic resonance images for assessment of right and left ventricular mass and volumes were obtained at baseline and after 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of training. Maximum oxygen uptake ( max) and cardiac output at rest and during exercise (C2H2 rebreathing) were measured at the same time periods. Pulmonary artery catheterization was performed before and after 1 year of training, and pressure-volume and Starling curves were constructed during decreases (lower body negative pressure) and increases (saline infusion) in cardiac volume. Mean max rose from 40.3±1.6 to 48.7±2.5 mL/kg per minute after 1 year (P<0.00001), associated with an increase in both maximal cardiac output and stroke volume. Left and right ventricular mass increased progressively with training duration and intensity and reached levels similar to those observed in elite endurance athletes. In contrast, left ventricular volume did not change significantly until 6 months of training, although right ventricular volume increased progressively from the outset; Starling and pressure-volume curves approached but did not match those of elite athletes. CONCLUSIONS One year of prolonged and intensive endurance training leads to cardiac morphological adaptations in previously sedentary young subjects similar to those observed in elite endurance athletes; however, it is not sufficient to achieve similar levels of cardiac compliance and performance. Contrary to conventional thinking, the left ventricle responds to exercise with initial concentric but not eccentric remodeling during the first 6 to 9 months after commencement of endurance training depending on the duration and intensity of exercise. Thereafter, the left ventricle dilates and restores the baseline mass-to-volume ratio. In contrast, the right ventricle responds to endurance training with eccentric remodeling at all levels of training.
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- Armin Arbab-Zadeh
- From the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas (A.A.-Z., M.P., E.H., R.Z.); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (R.M.P., R.Z., B.A.-H., B.D.L.); and Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (M.H.)
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- From the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas (A.A.-Z., M.P., E.H., R.Z.); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (R.M.P., R.Z., B.A.-H., B.D.L.); and Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (M.H.)
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- From the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas (A.A.-Z., M.P., E.H., R.Z.); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (R.M.P., R.Z., B.A.-H., B.D.L.); and Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (M.H.)
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- From the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas (A.A.-Z., M.P., E.H., R.Z.); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (R.M.P., R.Z., B.A.-H., B.D.L.); and Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (M.H.)
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- From the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas (A.A.-Z., M.P., E.H., R.Z.); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (R.M.P., R.Z., B.A.-H., B.D.L.); and Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (M.H.)
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- From the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas (A.A.-Z., M.P., E.H., R.Z.); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (R.M.P., R.Z., B.A.-H., B.D.L.); and Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (M.H.)
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- From the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas (A.A.-Z., M.P., E.H., R.Z.); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (R.M.P., R.Z., B.A.-H., B.D.L.); and Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (M.H.)
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- From the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas (A.A.-Z., M.P., E.H., R.Z.); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (R.M.P., R.Z., B.A.-H., B.D.L.); and Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (M.H.).
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Sports and Exercise Cardiology in the United States. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014; 63:1461-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Revised: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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[Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: from imaging to diagnosis]. Radiologe 2013; 53:1033-52. [PMID: 24231826 DOI: 10.1007/s00117-013-2533-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has evolved over the past 20 years from a research-based imaging modality to an indispensable routine procedure in cardiac diagnostics. In addition to the morphological representation of cardiac anatomy, whereby only noninvasive multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is superior, another strength of CMR is the assessment of cardiac function and tissue differentiation. This requires that the radiologist performing the examination and analyzing the results has good knowledge of cardiac and thoracic anatomy and a detailed knowledge of the various cardiovascular diseases, hemodynamics, and pathophysiology. CMR reliably allows determination of a range of easy to determine quantitative parameters such as ventricular ejection fraction and also the valvular regurgitation fraction, which allows objective assessment of cardiac function. Especially the possibility to differentiate inflamed, viable, and ischemic tissue using adenosine stress MRI in the last 10 years has led to routine use of CMR. Even compared to competing nuclear medicine procedures, CMR is important for treatment decision-making and for prognosis estimation, thus, making it an indispensable component of cardiovascular diagnostics.
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Pavlik G, Major Z, Csajági E, Jeserich M, Kneffel Z. The athlete’s heart Part II Influencing factors on the athlete’s heart: Types of sports and age (Review). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 100:1-27. [DOI: 10.1556/aphysiol.100.2013.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Di Cesare E, Cademartiri F, Carbone I, Carriero A, Centonze M, De Cobelli F, De Rosa R, Di Renzi P, Esposito A, Faletti R, Fattori R, Francone M, Giovagnoni A, La Grutta L, Ligabue G, Lovato L, Marano R, Midiri M, Romagnoli A, Russo V, Sardanelli F, Natale L, Bogaert J, De Roos A. [Clinical indications for the use of cardiac MRI. By the SIRM Study Group on Cardiac Imaging]. Radiol Med 2012. [PMID: 23184241 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-012-0899-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is considered an useful method in the evaluation of many cardiac disorders. Based on our experience and available literature, we wrote a document as a guiding tool in the clinical use of CMR. Synthetically we describe different cardiac disorders and express for each one a classification, I to IV, depending on the significance of diagnostic information expected.
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- E Di Cesare
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Applicate e Biotecnologiche, Università di L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
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Comparison of morphological and functional adaptations of the heart in highly trained triathletes and long-distance runners using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Heart Vessels 2012; 28:626-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s00380-012-0289-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Erz G, Mangold S, Franzen E, Claussen CD, Niess AM, Burgstahler C, Kramer U. Correlation between ECG abnormalities and cardiac parameters in highly trained asymptomatic male endurance athletes: evaluation using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2012; 29:325-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-012-0082-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Venckunas T, Vasiliauskas D, Marcinkeviciene JE, Grizas V, Stasiulis A, Malkova D. Strongmen sport is associated with larger absolute heart size and impaired cardiac relaxation. J Strength Cond Res 2012; 25:2919-25. [PMID: 21912280 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e31820f50ef] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This study was carried out to compare cardiac structure and function and blood lipids among Strongmen, sedentary controls, and marathoners. Echocardiography was performed, and endothelial function, blood lipids and maximal oxygen uptake were measured in 27 Caucasian adult men (8 Strongmen, 10 marathoners, 9 controls). Absolute cardiac size parameters such as left ventricular (LV) diameter and wall thickness of Strongmen were higher (p < 0.05), but relative (body surface area indexed) parameters were not different between controls and Strongmen. In Strongmen, the relative LV diameter (p < 0.05), wall thickness (p < 0.001), and LV mass index (p < 0.01) were lower than in marathoners. The absolute but not relative right ventricular diameter was larger in Strongmen as compared with controls, whereas all of the measured relative cardiac size parameters were higher in marathoners as opposed to in controls. The endothelial function and the ratio of wall thickness to chamber diameter were similar among the groups (p > 0.05). Maximal oxygen uptake of Strongmen was lower than in controls (p < 0.05) and marathoners (p < 0.001). Global diastolic LV function of Strongmen was impaired in comparison to controls (p < 0.05) and marathoners (p < 0.05). Plasma lipids were not different between Strongmen and sedentary controls, but in comparison to runners, Strongmen had higher low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (p < 0.05) and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p < 0.01). Participation in Strongmen sport is associated with higher absolute but not relative cardiac size parameters, impaired myocardial relaxation, and low cardiorespiratory fitness. Therefore, Strongmen may demand greater attention as an extreme group of athletes with regard to cardiovascular risk.
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- Tomas Venckunas
- Department of Applied Physiology and Sports Medicine, Kinesiotherapy, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Kalinas, Lithuania.
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Fragasso G, De Cobelli F, Spoladore R, Esposito A, Salerno A, Calori G, Montanaro C, Maranta F, Lattuada G, Margonato A, Del Maschio A, Perseghin G. Resting cardiac energy metabolism is inversely associated with heart rate in healthy young adult men. Am Heart J 2011; 162:136-41. [PMID: 21742100 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2010] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND 31-Phosphorus-magnetic resonance spectroscopy may provide pathophysiological insights into the high-energy phosphate metabolism of the myocardium as measured by phosphocreatine to adenosine triphosphate (PCr/ATP) ratio. Aim of the present study was to determine in vivo the relation between cardiac PCr/ATP ratio and heart rate in normal male subjects. METHODS One hundred twelve apparently healthy, young male individuals (age 34 ± 10 years) were prospectively evaluated. They underwent cardiac cine magnetic resonance imaging to assess left ventricular (LV) function and morphology and 3D-ISIS (31)P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the LV to assess the PCr/ATP ratio (a recognized in vivo marker of myocardial energy metabolism). Data were analyzed after segregation by tertiles of the resting PCr/ATP ratio. RESULTS A significant inverse association between PCr/ATP ratios and resting heart rate was observed (Spearman ρ: r=-0.37; P < .0001). PCr/ATP ratios were also inversely associated with body mass index, diastolic blood pressure, wall mass and with insulin resistance, but in multiple regression analysis heart rate was found to be independently related to PCr/ATP. CONCLUSIONS The present study shows that resting heart rate is proportionally lower across tertiles of increasing PCr/ATP ratio of the LV in apparently healthy young male individuals, supporting the hypothesis that heart rate is a major determinant of cardiac energy stores. These findings may explain the prognostic role of heart rate in the general population as evidenced by previous large epidemiological studies.
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- Gabriele Fragasso
- Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department-Clinical Cardiology, Istituto Scientifico-Universita' Vita/Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy.
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- Aaron L. Baggish
- From the Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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LA GERCHE ANDRÉ, HEIDBÜCHEL HEIN, BURNS ANDREWT, MOONEY DONJ, TAYLOR ANDREWJ, PFLUGER HEINZB, INDER WARRICKJ, MACISAAC ANDREWI, PRIOR DAVIDL. Disproportionate Exercise Load and Remodeling of the Athlete's Right Ventricle. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2011; 43:974-81. [DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31820607a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Role of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in the Assessment of Right Ventricular Dysfunction after a Half Marathon: Comparison with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2011; 24:207-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Pavlik G, Major Z, Varga-Pintér B, Jeserich M, Kneffel Z. The athlete’s heart Part I (Review). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 97:337-53. [DOI: 10.1556/aphysiol.97.2010.4.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Scharf M, Brem MH, Wilhelm M, Schoepf UJ, Uder M, Lell MM. Atrial and Ventricular Functional and Structural Adaptations of the Heart in Elite Triathletes Assessed with Cardiac MR Imaging. Radiology 2010; 257:71-9. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10092377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Aaron CP, Tandri H, Barr RG, Johnson WC, Bagiella E, Chahal H, Jain A, Kizer JR, Bertoni AG, Lima JAC, Bluemke DA, Kawut SM. Physical activity and right ventricular structure and function. The MESA-Right Ventricle Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 183:396-404. [PMID: 20813888 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201003-0469oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Intense exercise in elite athletes is associated with increased left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) mass and volumes. However, the effect of physical activity on the RV in an older community-based population is unknown. OBJECTIVES We studied the association between levels of physical activity in adults and RV mass and volumes. METHODS The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) performed cardiac magnetic resonance imaging on community-based participants without clinical cardiovascular disease. RV volumes were determined from manually contoured endocardial margins. RV mass was determined from the difference between epicardial and endocardial volumes multiplied by the specific gravity of myocardium. Metabolic equivalent-minutes/day were calculated from the self-reported frequency, duration, and intensity of physical activity. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The study sample (n = 1,867) was aged 61.8 ± 10 years, 48% male, 44% white, 27% African American, 20% Hispanic, and 9% Chinese. Higher levels of moderate and vigorous physical activity were linearly associated with higher RV mass (P = 0.02) after adjusting for demographics, anthropometrics, smoking, cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and LV mass. Higher levels of intentional exercise (physical activity done for the sole purpose of conditioning or fitness) were nonlinearly associated with RV mass independent of LV mass (P = 0.03). There were similar associations between higher levels of physical activity and larger RV volumes. CONCLUSIONS Higher levels of physical activity in adults were associated with greater RV mass independent of the associations with LV mass; similar results were found for RV volumes. Exercise-associated RV remodeling may have important clinical implications.
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- Carrie P Aaron
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Calbet JAL, Joyner MJ. Disparity in regional and systemic circulatory capacities: do they affect the regulation of the circulation? Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2010; 199:393-406. [PMID: 20345408 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02125.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In this review we integrate ideas about regional and systemic circulatory capacities and the balance between skeletal muscle blood flow and cardiac output during heavy exercise in humans. In the first part of the review we discuss issues related to the pumping capacity of the heart and the vasodilator capacity of skeletal muscle. The issue is that skeletal muscle has a vast capacity to vasodilate during exercise [approximately 300 mL (100 g)(-1) min(-1)], but the pumping capacity of the human heart is limited to 20-25 L min(-1) in untrained subjects and approximately 35 L min(-1) in elite endurance athletes. This means that when more than 7-10 kg of muscle is active during heavy exercise, perfusion of the contracting muscles must be limited or mean arterial pressure will fall. In the second part of the review we emphasize that there is an interplay between sympathetic vasoconstriction and metabolic vasodilation that limits blood flow to contracting muscles to maintain mean arterial pressure. Vasoconstriction in larger vessels continues while constriction in smaller vessels is blunted permitting total muscle blood flow to be limited but distributed more optimally. This interplay between sympathetic constriction and metabolic dilation during heavy whole-body exercise is likely responsible for the very high levels of oxygen extraction seen in contracting skeletal muscle. It also explains why infusing vasodilators in the contracting muscles does not increase oxygen uptake in the muscle. Finally, when approximately 80% of cardiac output is directed towards contracting skeletal muscle modest vasoconstriction in the active muscles can evoke marked changes in arterial pressure.
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- J A L Calbet
- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
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Cikes M, Sutherland GR, Anderson LJ, Bijnens BH. The role of echocardiographic deformation imaging in hypertrophic myopathies. Nat Rev Cardiol 2010; 7:384-96. [DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2010.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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31-phosphorous ((31)P) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a technique that allows the noninvasive characterization of the biochemical and metabolic state of the myocardium in vivo. MRS is a pure form of molecular imaging using magnetic resonance signals from nuclei with nuclear spin to assess cardiac metabolism without the need for external radioactive tracers. (31)P MRS provides information on the underlying metabolic abnormalities that are fundamental to common conditions including ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, hypertrophy and valvular disease. (31)P MRS could potentially also have a role to play in assessing response to therapy as well as the effectiveness of metabolic modulating agents. However, the use of MRS is currently limited to research due to its poor reproducibility, low spatial and temporal resolution, and long acquisition times. With technical advances in both the spectrometers and postprocessing, MRS is likely to play a role in the future of multimodal noninvasive cardiac assessment.
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- Roger Beadle
- University of Aberdeen, Fosterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
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Cardiac magnetic resonance assessment of left and right ventricular morphologic and functional adaptations in professional soccer players. Am Heart J 2010; 159:911-8. [PMID: 20435204 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 02/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Professional, long-term physical training is associated with cardiac morphologic and functional changes that depend on the type of exercise performed. So far, the specific effect of soccer training on cardiac morphology has not been investigated with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI). We sought to use CMRI to study left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) morphologic and functional adaptations in professional soccer players. METHODS Twenty-nine male professional soccer players (mean age 24.6 +/- 3.9 years, range 18-31 years) in different playing positions and 29 nonathlete male controls (27.0 +/- 3.7 years, 21-34 years) underwent CMRI. Electrocardiographic-gated steady-state free-precession cine CMRI was used to measure myocardial mass (MM), end-diastolic volume (EDV) and end-systolic volume, stroke volume (SV), ejection fraction, and cardiac index at rest. We calculated the ventricular remodeling index (RI) to describe the pattern of cardiac hypertrophy. RESULTS Ventricular volume and mass indices were significantly (P < .001) higher in athletes. LVEDV and RVEDV on MRI was above normal in 27/29 athletes. There was a strong positive correlation between EDV and myocardial mass (P < .01). The LVRI and RVRI were similar (0.73 +/- 0.1 g/mL; 0.22 +/- 0.01 g/mL) to that of controls (0.71 +/- 0.1 g/mL; 0.22 +/- 0.01 g/mL). No significant differences were observed for LV ejection fraction and cardiac index. Neither the comparison of athletes in different playing positions nor the comparison of younger and older players revealed statistically significant differences. CONCLUSION Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging measurements enable studying the mechanisms of LV and RV adaptation in professional soccer players and reflect the ventricular response to combined endurance and strength based training.
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Holloway C, Clarke K. Is MR Spectroscopy of the Heart Ready for Humans? Heart Lung Circ 2010; 19:154-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2009] [Revised: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 01/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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La Gerche A, Taylor AJ, Prior DL. Athlete's heart: the potential for multimodality imaging to address the critical remaining questions. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2009; 2:350-63. [PMID: 19356581 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2008] [Accepted: 12/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Moderate exercise is a powerful therapy in the treatment and prevention of cardiac disease, but intense habitual exercise leads to cardiac adaptations for which the prognostic benefits are less clear. The athlete's heart syndrome refers to the morphological and electrical remodeling which occurs to varying extents dependent upon the sporting discipline. Its accurate differentiation from pathological entities is critical. This review describes the role multi-modality imaging serves in determining the limitations and consequences of intense exercise. Tissue characterization and imaging studies during exercise are emphasized as important future directions of inquiry with the potential to address remaining controversies.
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- Andre La Gerche
- St Vincent's Hospital and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Mozaffarian D, Furberg CD, Psaty BM, Siscovick D. Physical activity and incidence of atrial fibrillation in older adults: the cardiovascular health study. Circulation 2008; 118:800-7. [PMID: 18678768 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.785626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vigorous exertion and endurance training have been reported to increase atrial fibrillation (AF). Associations of habitual light or moderate activity with AF incidence have not been evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS We prospectively investigated associations of leisure-time activity, exercise intensity, and walking habits, assessed at baseline and updated during follow-up visits, with incident AF, diagnosed by annual 12-lead ECGs and hospital discharge records, from 1989 to 2001 among 5446 adults > or =65 years of age in the Cardiovascular Health Study. During 47 280 person-years of follow-up, 1061 new AF cases occurred (incidence 22.4/1000 person-years). In multivariable-adjusted analyses, leisure-time activity was associated with lower AF incidence in a graded manner, with 25% (hazard ratio [HR] 0.75, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.61 to 0.90), 22% (HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.65 to 0.95), and 36% (HR 0.64, 95% CI 0.52 to 0.79) lower risk in quintiles 3, 4, and 5 versus quintile 1 (P for trend <0.001). Exercise intensity had a U-shaped relationship with AF (quadratic P=0.02): Versus no exercise, AF incidence was lower with moderate-intensity exercise (HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.58 to 0.89) but not with high-intensity exercise (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.64 to 1.19). Walking distance and pace were each associated with lower AF risk in a graded manner (P for trend <0.001); when we assessed the combined effects of distance and pace, individuals in quartiles 2, 3, and 4 had 25% (HR 0.75, 95% CI 0.56 to 0.99), 32% (HR 0.68, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.92), and 44% (HR 0.56, 95% CI 0.38 to 0.82) lower AF incidence than individuals in quartile 1. Findings appeared unrelated to confounding by comorbidity or indication. After evaluation of cut points of moderate leisure-time activity (approximately 600 kcal/week), walking distance (12 blocks per week), and pace (2 mph), 26% of all new AF cases (95% CI 7% to 43%) appeared attributable to absence of these activities. CONCLUSIONS Light to moderate physical activities, particularly leisure-time activity and walking, are associated with significantly lower AF incidence in older adults.
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- Dariush Mozaffarian
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., USA.
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Kostis WJ, Tedford RJ, Miller DL, Schulman SP, Tomaselli GF. Troponin-I elevation in a young man with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2008; 22:49-53. [DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9250-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2007] [Accepted: 02/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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