COMPARISON OF LEFT VENTRICULAR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF IRANIAN ELITE WEIGHTLIFTERS WITH NONATHLETES

Anoushiravani, S and Bolboli, L and Siahkouhian, M and Anari, H and Saleh, V (2018) COMPARISON OF LEFT VENTRICULAR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF IRANIAN ELITE WEIGHTLIFTERS WITH NONATHLETES. The Journal of Urmia University of Medical Sciences, 28 (11). pp. 724-731.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the echocardiographic profile of Iranian elite weightlifters with non-athletes. Materials & Methods: Subjects of the research included 10 elite weightlifters with the mean age of 21.1±2.8 years and 10 non-athletes with the mean age of 19.1±3.8 years. The subjects were tested by one and two-dimensional echocardiography to determine cardiac structure (left ventricular mass (TLVM), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVDD), left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVSD), end-diastolic inter ventricular septal size (DVS), end-systolic inter ventricular septal size (SVSS)) after completion of the consent forms and medical history questionnaires. All data were recorded digitally according to basic data analysis calculated by two expert echo cardiographers. The data were analyzed by independent sample t-test. Results: Results show that the mean left ventricular structural variables of the elite weightlifters were more than non-athletes. Except in left ventricular end-diastolic and systolic size (P>0.05), there were significant differences in other cardiac structural variables between the two groups (P< 0.05). Conclusion: These results are consistent with the Morgan Roth hypotheses and follow the pattern of concentric hypertrophy

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