Key result
Habitual aerobic-endurance exercise was associated with increased LV wall thickness, chamber diameter, and mass (P≤0.05), but did not modulate age-associated declines in LV diastolic function.
Why the study?
Does habitual aerobic-endurance exercise modulate age-associated changes in left ventricular structure and diastolic function in men?
Population
138 young, middle-aged, and older men who were either sedentary, recreationally active, or endurance…
Comparison
Habitual aerobic-endurance exercise vs Sedentary lifestyle
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May encourage endurance exercise to blunt age-related vascular-cardiac changes; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.
Cross-Sectional (n=138)
Does habitual aerobic-endurance exercise modulate age-associated changes in left ventricular structure and diastolic function in men?
p-value: p=≤0.05
Regular aerobic-endurance exercise does not consistently prevent age-related changes in left ventricular structure and diastolic function, despite favorably modulating large artery stiffness.
Phillip E. Gates (2003) conducted a cross-sectional in Ageing (n=138). Habitual aerobic-endurance exercise vs. Sedentary lifestyle was evaluated on Left ventricular structure and diastolic function (p=≤0.05). Habitual aerobic-endurance exercise was associated with increased LV wall thickness, chamber diameter, and mass (P≤0.05), but did not modulate age-associated declines in LV diastolic function.
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