Influence of Football on Physiological Cardiac Indexes in Professional and Young Athletes

Influence of Football on Physiological Cardiac Indexes in Professional and Young Athletes

Background: After long-term intensive training, considerable morphological and functional heart changes occur in professional athletes. Such changes arise progressively and regress upon interruption of the physical activity. Morphological and functional alterations on heart are known as “Athlete...

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Main Authors: Cristian V. Francavilla, Francesco Sessa, Monica Salerno, Giuseppe D. Albano, Ines Villano, Giovanni Messina, Fabio Triolo, Lorenzo Todaro, Maria Ruberto, Gabriella Marsala, Orazio Cascio, Maria P. Mollica, Vincenzo Monda, Giuseppe Cibelli, Anna Valenzano, Christian Zammit, Marcellino Monda, Antonietta Messina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
professional football player
echocardiographic parameters
heart adaptation to exercise
left ventricle dimensions
athlete's heart
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00153/full

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