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Left atrial function in elite athletes: A meta-analysis of two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographic studies.
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- Left atrial function in elite athletes: A meta-analysis of two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographic studies.Clinical cardiology · 2019Pooled it
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- Adaptive Changes in Endurance Athletes: A Review of Molecular, Echocardiographic and Electrocardiographic Findings.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Investigating Left Atrial Diameter and Heart Failure Onset in Middle-Aged and Elderly: A Retrospective-Prospective Study.Clinical cardiology · 2025Article
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- Long-term left atrial adaptations to reduced training load in former elite athletes: a long-term follow-up longitudinal observational study.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Atrial cardiomyopathy in endurance athletes.NPJ cardiovascular health · 2024Article
- Cardiac Function and Structure before and after Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Elite Athletes Using Biventricular and Left Atrial Strain.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- The Role of Cardiovascular Imaging in the Diagnosis of Athlete's Heart: Navigating the Shades of Grey.Journal of imaging · 2024Review
- Investigation of left atrial mechanical function and left ventricular systolic and diastolic parameters in athletes performing resistance exercise and combined exercise.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Article
- Position Statement on the Use of Myocardial Strain in Cardiology Routines by the Brazilian Society of Cardiology's Department Of Cardiovascular Imaging - 2023.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2023Article
- The athlete's heart: insights from echocardiography.Echo research and practice · 2023Review
- Echocardiography and strain analysis in Malaysian elite athletes versus young healthy adults.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2023Article
- Sex as a main determinant of bi-atrial acute and chronic adaptation to exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2022Article
- 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
- Left atrial function in young strength athletes: four-dimensional automatic quantitation study.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2022Article
- Left atrial disease and left atrial reverse remodelling across different stages of heart failure development and progression: a new target for prevention and treatment.European journal of heart failure · 2022Review
- Acute Left Atrial Response to Different Eccentric Resistance Exercise Loads in Patients with Heart Failure with Middle Range Ejection Fraction: A Pilot Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe sought to investigate left atrial (LA) volume, function, and strain in elite athletes by a meta-analysis including echocardiographic studies that provided volumetric and strain analysis of LA phasic function.
methodsThe OVID-MEDLINE, PubMed, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases were searched for English-language articles without time restriction up to February 2018 through focused and high sensitive search strategies. Studies were identified by crossing the following search terms: "athletes," "left atrial size," "left atrial volume," "atrial function," "atrial strain," "atrial strain rate," "echocardiography," "2D speckle echocardiography."
resultsMeta-analysis included 403 athletes and 314 active but not trained healthy controls from 9 studies. Pooled data showed that average LA volume index was higher in athletes than in healthy controls (28.0 ± 1.0 vs 20.7 ± 0.8 mL/m
conclusionsOur meta-analysis shows that LA volume is higher, while LA reservoir and contractile functions are impaired in elite athletes during active training compared to untrained controls. Whether these changes persist during deconditioning periods remains to be determined. These alterations may be related to the higher risk of arrhythmias, in particular atrial fibrillation, reported among middle/old aged athletes.
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