ArticleThe international journal of cardiovascular imaging2015
Age related diastolic function in amateur athletes.
Article in The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Left Ventricular Speckle Tracking-Derived Cardiac Strain and Cardiac Twist Mechanics in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Studies.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
- Cardiovascular Imaging Considerations for Masters-Aged Athletes.JACC. Cardiovascular imaging · 2026Review
- The Effect of Training Experience on Cardiac Morphology in Resistance Exercise Practitioners: A Study on Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Parameters and Left Atrium Mechanical Functions.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- The Influence of Age and Exercise Training Status on Left Ventricular Systolic Twist Mechanics in Healthy Males-An Exploratory Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
- Cardiac remodeling in ambitious endurance-trained amateur athletes older than 50 years-an observational study.PloS one · 2022Observational
- The Feline Cardiomyopathies: 2. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2021Article
- Diastolic Function and Biomarkers of Long-Distance Walking Participants.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2020Article
- Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for the Assessment of the Athlete's Heart: Is It Ready for Daily Practice?Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine · 2018Review
- Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Elite Swimmers and Runners.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Diastolic function get worse with increasing age. Aim of this study was to investigate the impact of aerobic training on diastolic function with increasing age with speckle tracking echocardiography. We enrolled 125 amateur swimmers (AG), divided in three groups at increasing age: young athletes, adult athletes (AG2), old athletes (AG3). We enrolled 95 sedentary controls (SG) age-matched with athletes and divided into three groups: young sedentary group, adult sedentary group (SG2) and old sedentary group (SG3). AG had better diastolic function than SG. AG showed lower left ventricular twist than controls. E/A ratio got worse at increasing of age in all population (r = -0.34; p < 0.001); particularly in SG2 and SG3 there was a worsening of diastolic function respect to diastolic function of AG2 and AG3; in fact E/A ratio decreased with aging. Furthermore in SG E/A ratio showed a linear correlation with age (r = -0.54; p < 0.001); in AG this correlation was lost. Therefore the training and age were independent predictor of E/A (respectively β = -0.27; p = 0.004; β = -0.24, p = 0.008). Regular and aerobic training may minimize aging changes of diastolic function. This training-effect may play a key role to preserve diastolic filling in older athletes.
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