Left Ventricular Dimensions and Diastolic Function Are Different in Throwers, Endurance Athletes, and Sprinters From the World Masters Athletics Championships

Left Ventricular Dimensions and Diastolic Function Are Different in Throwers, Endurance Athletes, and Sprinters From the World Masters Athletics Championships

There is controversy whether a lifetime of heavy resistance training, providing pressure-overload, is harmful for left ventricular function. We compared left ventricular dimensions and function in elite Masters athletes involved in throwing events (requiring strength; n = 21, seven females, 60 ± 14...

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Main Authors: Fabian Hoffmann, Stefan Moestl, Savannah V. Wooten, Sten Stray-Gundersen, Corey R. Tomczak, Jens Tank, Hirofumi Tanaka, Jörn Rittweger, Philip D. Chilibeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
older
elderly
lifelong exercise
aging
heart
track and field
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.643764/full

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