SynthesisDeutsches Arzteblatt international2013
Competitive sports and the heart: benefit or risk?
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Brazilian Society of Cardiology and Brazilian Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine Updated Guidelines for Sports and Exercise Cardiology - 2019.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2019Guideline
- Left ventricular function and mechanics following prolonged endurance exercise: an update and meta-analysis with insights from novel techniques.European journal of applied physiology · 2018Pooled it
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Single-Lead Electrocardiograms Using the Kardia Mobile App and the Apple Watch 4: Validation Study.JMIR cardio · 2023Article
- Exercise Hypertension in Athletes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Review
- Electrophysiology and metabolism of caveolin-3-overexpressing mice.Basic research in cardiology · 2016Article
- Endurance Exercise and the Heart: Friend or Foe?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Article
- Review
- Risk of athletes with Chiari malformations suffering catastrophic injuries during sports participation is low.Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine · 2015Article
- Endurance sport and "cardiac injury": a prospective study of recreational ironman athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2014Article
- A six-time Ultraman winner and a normal heart: A case report.SAGE open medical case reports · 2014Article
- Contradictory statements.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2013Article
- In reply.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2013Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundControversy surrounds the cardiac effects of competitive sports and the athlete's heart. In this review, we present and discuss the main cardiological findings in competitive athletes.
methodSelective review of pertinent literature retrieved by a search with the keywords "athlete's heart," "ECG," "echocardiography," "endurance exercise," "longevity," and others.
resultsRegular exercise leads to functional and structural adaptations that improve cardiac function. Athlete's heart, which develops rarely, is a typical finding in endurance athletes. This condition is characterized by physiological, harmonically eccentric hypertrophy of all cardiac chambers. The athlete's ECG can be used to distinguish physiological, training-related changes from pathological training-unrelated changes. The athlete's heart function is normal at rest and increases appropriately during exercise. The cardiac markers troponin and B-type natriuretic peptide are within the normal range in healthy athletes at rest, but can temporarily be mildly elevated after exhausting endurance-exercise, without evidence of myocardial damage. The epidemiological data suggest that participation in competitive sports increases life expectancy.
conclusionCompetitive exercise does not induce cardiac damage in individuals with healthy hearts, but does induce physiological functional and structural cardiac adaptations which have positive effects on life expectancy.
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