ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2015
The right ventricle following ultra-endurance exercise: insights from novel echocardiography and 12-lead electrocardiography.
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- Pacing in ultra-marathon running: the Western States 100-mile endurance run 2006-2023.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Olympic distance duathlon and cardiac performance in highly-trained triathletes.Physiological reports · 2024Article
- Impact of an Ultra-Endurance Marathon on Cardiac Function in Association with Cardiovascular Biomarkers.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- Using machine learning to determine the nationalities of the fastest 100-mile ultra-marathoners and identify top racing events.PloS one · 2024Article
- Exploratory assessment of right ventricular structure and function during prolonged endurance cycling exercise.Echo research and practice · 2023Article
- Left Ventricular, Left Atrial and Right Ventricular Strain Modifications after Maximal Exercise in Elite Ski-Mountaineering Athletes: A Feasibility Speckle Tracking Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- May Strenuous Endurance Sports Activity Damage the Cardiovascular System of Healthy Athletes? A Narrative Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022Review
- Endurance Is Improved in Female Rats After Living High-Training High Despite Alterations in Skeletal Muscle.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- Physiology and Pathophysiology in Ultra-Marathon Running.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Review
- 2-Dimensional Strain Analysis of Regional Change in Right Ventricular Function after Treadmill Exercise.Journal of cardiovascular ultrasound · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeThere is contradictory evidence related to the impact of ultra-marathon running on right ventricular (RV) structure and function. Consequently, the aims of this study were to: (1) comprehensively assess RV structure and function before and immediately following a 100-mile ultra-marathon in highly trained runners, (2) determine the nature of RV recovery 6 h post-race, and (3) document 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) changes post-exercise.
methodsEchocardiography and 12-lead ECG were assessed in 15 competitors in a repeated measures design before and immediately after completion of the 2013 Western States Endurance Race. A subset of nine was reassessed 6 h into recovery. Standard echocardiography was used to determine RV size, function and wall stress. Myocardial speckle tracking (MST) provided peak, time to peak and temporal indices for RV longitudinal strain and strain rates (ε and SR).
resultsRV size was increased post-race (inflow tract 14 %, outflow tract 11 %, P = 0.004 and 0.002). RV wall stress was elevated by 11 % post-race. Peak RV ε was reduced by 10 % (P = 0.007) and significantly delayed post-race (P = 0.008). Most changes in RV function persisted at the 6-h assessment. Post-race there was an increase in the prevalence of right-sided ECG changes.
conclusionsCompletion of a 100-mile ultra-marathon resulted in acute changes in RV structure and function that persisted 6 h into recovery and are consistent with sustained exposure to an elevated RV wall stress. These findings were supported by right-sided changes to the 12-lead ECG.
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