The Female Athlete’s Heart: Comparison of Cardiac Changes Induced by Different Types of Exercise Training Using 3D Echocardiography
Joint Authors
Doronina, Alexandra
Édes, István Ferenc
Ujvári, Adrienn
Kántor, Zoltán
Lakatos, Bálint Károly
Tokodi, Márton
Sydó, Nóra
Kiss, Orsolya
Abramov, Alexey
Kovács, Attila
Merkely, Béla
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We aimed to characterize female athlete’s heart in elite competitors in the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Bikini Fitness category and compare them to athletes of a more dynamic sport discipline and healthy, sedentary volunteers using 3D echocardiography.
Fifteen elite female fitness athletes were recruited and compared to 15 elite, age-matched female water polo athletes and 15 age-matched healthy, nontrained controls.
Using 3D echocardiography, left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) end-diastolic volume index (EDVi) and LV mass index (LVMi) were measured.
Fitness athletes presented similar LV and RV EDVi compared to healthy, sedentary volunteers.
Water polo athletes, however, had higher LV and also RV EDVi (fitness versus water polo versus control; LVEDVi: 76 ± 13 versus 84 ± 8 versus 73 ± 8 ml/m2, ANOVA p = 0.045 ; RVEDVi: 61 ± 12 versus 86 ± 14 versus 55 ± 9 ml/m2, p < 0.0001 ).
LVMi was significantly higher in the athlete groups; the hypertrophy, however, was even more prominent in water polo athletes ( 78 ± 13 versus 91 ± 10 versus 57 ± 10 g/m2, p < 0.0001 ).
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to characterize female athlete’s heart of IFBB Bikini Fitness competitors.
The predominantly static exercise regime induced a mild, concentric-type LV hypertrophy, while in water polo athletes higher ventricular volumes and eccentric LV hypertrophy developed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Doronina, Alexandra& Édes, István Ferenc& Ujvári, Adrienn& Kántor, Zoltán& Lakatos, Bálint Károly& Tokodi, Márton…[et al.]. 2018. The Female Athlete’s Heart: Comparison of Cardiac Changes Induced by Different Types of Exercise Training Using 3D Echocardiography. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125910
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Doronina, Alexandra…[et al.]. The Female Athlete’s Heart: Comparison of Cardiac Changes Induced by Different Types of Exercise Training Using 3D Echocardiography. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125910
American Medical Association (AMA)
Doronina, Alexandra& Édes, István Ferenc& Ujvári, Adrienn& Kántor, Zoltán& Lakatos, Bálint Károly& Tokodi, Márton…[et al.]. The Female Athlete’s Heart: Comparison of Cardiac Changes Induced by Different Types of Exercise Training Using 3D Echocardiography. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125910
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1125910