Effects of physical conditioning on the heart size and wall thickness of college women

Rubal, Bernard J.; Al-Muhailani, A. R.; Rosentswieg, Joel

doi:10.1249/00005768-198710000-00001

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“…Rubal et al 38 demonstrated that sedentary college women exhibit significant changes in LV wall thickness, LVM, and LV end-diastolic dimension after a 10-week endurance conditioning period, whereas Haykowsky et al 39 reported that 10 weeks of combined endurance/strength training are an insufficient stimulus to elicit alterations in active but not in well-trained female volunteers. In a study primarily investigating biventricular adaptation induced by a 90-day training program in university athletes, Baggish et al 17 documented a significant increase in LA and RA dimensions in a mixed population of male and female rowers.…”

Section: Heart Of Athletes and Training Stimulus: Female Versus Malementioning

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Morphological and Functional Adaptation of Left and Right Atria Induced by Training in Highly Trained Female Athletes

D’Ascenzi

Pelliccia

Natali

et al. 2014

Circ: Cardiovascular Imaging

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2; P<0.001) and right atrial volume index (15.66±3.09 versus 20.47±4.82 mL/m 2 ; P<0.001) significantly increased after training in female athletes. Left atrial global peak atrial longitudinal strain and peak atrial contraction strain significantly decreased after training in female athletes (43.9±9.5% versus 39.8±6.5%; P<0.05 and 15.5±4.0% versus 13.9±4.0%; P<0.05, respectively). Right atrial peak atrial longitudinal strain and peak atrial contraction strain showed a similar, although non-significant decrease (42.8±10.6% versus 39.3±8.3%; 15.6±5.6% versus 13.1±6.1%, respectively). Neither biventricular E/e′ ratio nor biatrial stiffness changed after training, suggesting that biatrial remodeling occurs in a model of volume rather than pressure overload. Conclusions-Exercise is able to induce biatrial morphological and functional changes in female athletes. Biatrial enlargement, with normal filling pressures and low atrial stiffness, is a typical feature of the heart of female athletes. These findings should be interpreted as physiological adaptations to exercise and should be considered in the differential diagnosis with cardiomyopathies. (Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014;7:222-229.)

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Section: Heart Of Athletes and Training Stimulus: Female Versus Malementioning

confidence: 99%

Morphological and Functional Adaptation of Left and Right Atria Induced by Training in Highly Trained Female Athletes

D’Ascenzi

Pelliccia

Natali

et al. 2014

Circ: Cardiovascular Imaging

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“…Published studies have reported rapid and highly significant enlargement (11), moderate increases (1, 6, 7, 34) and no significant change (23,25,30,31) in echocardiographic cardiac dimensions following short-term conditioning.…”

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Relationships between Cardiac Dimensions, Anthropometric Characteristics and Maximal Aerobic Power (V̇O₂max) in Young Men

Osborne

La²,

Gw³

et al. 1992

Int J Sports Med

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Echocardiographic dimensions, anthropometric data and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) were studied in 26 healthy sedentary male controls (mean age, 22.0 yrs) and 15 male endurance athletes (mean age, 20.3 yrs). Athletes displayed significantly greater mean values for left ventricular internal dimension at end-diastole (LVIDd), end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) and left ventricular mass (LVM). Statistically significant positive correlations were observed within the sedentary control group between left ventricular end-diastolic dimensions (LVIDd, mm and/or LVEDV, cm3) and body height (cm), body weight (kg), chest circumference (cm) and body surface area (m2). Left ventricular mass (LVM, g) correlated significantly with lean body mass (kg). Ectomorphic somatotype rating (Ecto) correlated negatively with LVEDV and LVM. Finally, VO2max (l/min) correlated significantly with LVIDd, LVEDV and LVM. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the degree of endomorphy (Endo), LVIDd (mm/m2) and chest circumference accounted for 89% of the variance in VO2max (ml/kg/min) within the athlete group. Endo, Ecto and LVIDd (mm/m2) accounted for 86% of the variance in VO2max (ml/kg/min) in the control group. This study supports the hypothesis that maximal aerobic power can be predicted from cardiac and anthropometric measurements.

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“…El diámetro del ventrículo izquierdo, al igual que el entrenamiento aeróbico, produce incrementos en la población en general 31 ; también se incrementa en las mujeres gestantes físicamente activas en comparación con las sedentarias, tanto en reposo como durante el ejercicio [32][33][34][35][36][37] . El hecho de que tanto el volumen sistólico como la contractilidad ventricular puedan incrementarse durante el ejercicio indica que el ventrículo es capaz de responder adecuadamente al estrés hemodinámico 37 .…”

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Efectos de un programa de ejercicio físico supervisado sobre la estructura cardiaca durante la gestación. Ensayo clínico aleatorizado

Perales¹,

Luaces²,

Moro³

et al. 2012

Progresos de Obstetricia y Ginecología

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Recibido el 11 de julio de 2011; aceptado el 11 de enero de 2012 Accesible en línea el 22 de marzo de 2012 PALABRAS CLAVE Embarazo; Ejercicio físico; Sistema cardiovascularResumen Objetivo: Analizar la seguridad del ejercicio aeróbico para el sistema cardiovascular de las mujeres gestantes y valorar las posibles mejoras cardiovasculares producidas.Sujetos y métodos: Se diseñó un ensayo clínico aleatorizado, no apareado, no enmascarado. El registro de datos se realizó en las semanas 20 y 34 de gestación. En la semana 20, se estudió a 45 gestantes del grupo de ejercicio (GE), de las cuales completaron el estudio 35. Del grupo de control (GC), en la semana 20 participaron 14, y completaron el estudio 9.Resultados: En la semana 20 hubo mejoras en el índice de masa corporal (GE: 25,1 AE 4,3/GC: 27,9 AE 4,5) (p = 0,04) y en la presión arterial sistólica (GE: 104,7 AE 10,9/GC: 112,5 AE 11,3) (p = 0,02). En el GC hubo presencia de hipertrofia concéntrica (n = 2, 14,3%). En la semana 34, el GE presentó un mayor volumen sistólico (GE: 52,33 AE 10,42/GC: 43,69 AE 9,48) (p = 0,03).Conclusión: El ejercicio aeróbico durante el embarazo es seguro para el sistema cardiovascular, mejorando incluso algunos parámetros.

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Effects of physical conditioning on the heart size and wall thickness of college women

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Morphological and Functional Adaptation of Left and Right Atria Induced by Training in Highly Trained Female Athletes

Morphological and Functional Adaptation of Left and Right Atria Induced by Training in Highly Trained Female Athletes

Relationships between Cardiac Dimensions, Anthropometric Characteristics and Maximal Aerobic Power (V̇O₂max) in Young Men

Efectos de un programa de ejercicio físico supervisado sobre la estructura cardiaca durante la gestación. Ensayo clínico aleatorizado

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Effects of physical conditioning on the heart size and wall thickness of college women

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Morphological and Functional Adaptation of Left and Right Atria Induced by Training in Highly Trained Female Athletes

Morphological and Functional Adaptation of Left and Right Atria Induced by Training in Highly Trained Female Athletes

Relationships between Cardiac Dimensions, Anthropometric Characteristics and Maximal Aerobic Power (V̇O2max) in Young Men

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