Key result
Long-distance running linked to ~24% thicker resting RV walls versus weightlifting and middle-distance running.
Why the study?
Chronic long distance run, middle distance run, and weight lifting activities alter organ structure and function, prompting investigation into their impact on right and left ventricular wall thickness among elite athletes.
Does the type of athletic training (long-distance, middle-distance, weightlifting) affect right and left ventricular wall thickness at rest in elite male athletes?
Cross-Sectional (n=45)
Randomly selected from existing athlete groups
Does the type of athletic training (long-distance, middle-distance, weightlifting) affect right and left ventricular wall thickness at rest in elite male athletes?
Mean Difference: 0.1533
Absolute Event Rate: 0.7933% vs 0.64%
p-value: p=<0.05
Long-distance running induces greater right and left ventricular wall thickness at rest compared to middle-distance running and weightlifting in elite male athletes.
Ethnicity may influence LVWT thresholds in athletes; leaves open need for adjusted screening norms.
There is developing proof that ethnicity may affect LVWT estimations in athletes. Basavarajaiah S, Wilson M et al. (2008). An underlying investigation of 260 dark American between university athletes indicated that 13% of the competitors showed left ventricular hypertrophy, with left ventricular wall thickness measurements ranging from 13 to 18 mm Lewis JF, Maron BJ et al. (1989). Extremely trained athletes unveil substantial left ventricular hypertrophy, with values amid 13 and 16 mm. There are number of empirical evidences to indicate that chronic long distance run, middle distance run and weight lifting activities leads to a significant shift in structure and functions of different organs of the body. The investigator after thoroughly going through the training impacts on cardiovascular systems, the investigator has chosen the present study to examine the impact of long distance , middle distance runs & weight lifting events on selected structural variations of right and left ventricular wall thickness of the heart among elite athletes.
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- et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy elite athletes (n=45). Long-distance running vs. Weightlifting and middle-distance running was evaluated on Right ventricular wall thickness at rest (Mean deviation 0.1533 cm, p=<0.05). Long-distance running significantly increased right ventricular wall thickness at rest (mean 0.7933 cm) compared to weightlifting (0.6400 cm) and middle-distance running (0.6600 cm).
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