ArticleEuropean journal of preventive cardiology2020
Exploring the determinants of the cardiac changes after ultra-long duration exercise: The echocardiographic Spartathlon study.
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Abstract
aimThe investigation of the pathophysiological determinants of cardiac changes following ultra-long duration exercise.
methodsTwenty-seven runners who finished a 246 km running race were examined both before and after the finish of the race. Examinations included echocardiography and measurement of body weight and blood biochemical parameters.
resultsExercise increased left ventricular end-diastolic interventricular septum thickness (LVIVSd) (
conclusionThe main cardiac effects of ultra-long duration exercise were the decrease in left ventricular end-diastolic dimensions and increase in left ventricular wall thickness, as well as minimal dilatation and alteration in systolic function of right ventricle, possibly due to the altered exercise-related right ventricular afterload.
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