Why the study?
Does extensive athletic training (swimming) cause quantitative echocardiographic changes in children compared to normal values?
Population
77 members of a championship childhood swim team
Comparison
Extensive athletic training program (swimming) vs Normal values (nonathletic youngsters)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to expect wall thickening on pediatric echoes in trained swimmers; leaves open causality and long-term significance.
Does extensive athletic training (swimming) cause quantitative echocardiographic changes in children compared to normal values?
Children participating extensively in athletic training programs like swimming develop quantitative echocardiographic changes, including increased cardiac wall thickness, compared to nonathletic children.
Allen et al. (1977) studied this question.
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