ArticleEcho research and practice2024
Allometric scaling for left ventricular mass and geometry in male and female athletes of mixed and endurance sports.
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- Stronger hearts, weaker leaps? The cardiac power paradox in elite soccer.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Phenotyping the Structure and Function of the Heart of Elite Sailors: Implications for Pre-Participation Cardiac Screening.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Beyond hypertrophy: a network physiology perspective on the cardio-neuromuscular trade-off in elite soccer.Frontiers in network physiology · 2026Article
- Echocardiography in the cardiac assessment of young athletes: a 2025 guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography (endorsed by Cardiac Risk in the Young).Echo research and practice · 2025Review
- Sex differences in ventricular-vascular interactions associated with aerobic capacity.Echo research and practice · 2025Article
- The athletes heart-from acute stimulus to chronic adaptation.British medical bulletin · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe athlete's heart (AH) defines the phenotypical changes that occur in response to chronic exercise training. Echocardiographic assessment of the AH is used to calculate LV mass (LVM) and determine chamber geometry. This is, however, interpreted using standard linear (ratiometric) scaling to body surface area (BSA) whereas allometric scaling is now widely recommended. This study (1) determined whether ratiometric scaling of LVM to BSA (LVMi
methods1373 MES athletes consisting of young (< 35 years old) (males n = 699 and females n = 127) and veteran (> 35 years old) (males n = 327 and females n = 220) were included in the study. LVMi
resultsLVMi
conclusionIn a large cohort of young and veteran male and female MES athletes, LVMi
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