Global left ventricular shape is not altered as a consequence of physiologic remodeling in highly trained athletes

Authors
Pelliccia, A Avelar, E De Castro, S Pandian, N
Citation
A. Pelliccia et al., Global left ventricular shape is not altered as a consequence of physiologic remodeling in highly trained athletes, AM J CARD, 86(6), 2000, pp. 700
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
86
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20000915)86:6<700:GLVSIN>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
It is uncertain whether left ventricular (LV) shape is altered as a consequ ence of intensive athletic conditioning. We assessed LV dimensions and shap e by Fourier analysis from digitized LV endocardial borders in 22 elite row ers and 14 untrained controls. Athletes had greatly increased LV cavity dim ension, wall thickness, volume, and mass; however, LV shape was normal in a thletes, and associated with normal ejection fraction and diastolic filling pattern.