Why the study?
Does athletic training alter echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular structure and function compared to nonathletic controls?
Population
Competitive long-distance runners, strength athletes, and cyclists
Comparison
Athletic training vs Matched nonathletic control subjects
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Reassures benign interpretation of LV hypertrophy on athlete echos; confirms sport-specific mass increases without resting dysfunction.
Does athletic training alter echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular structure and function compared to nonathletic controls?
Athletic training induces specific structural echocardiographic adaptations, such as increased left ventricular mass and wall thickness, depending on the sport type, without altering resting systolic or diastolic function.
R. Fagard (1996) studied this question.
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