Why the study?
Reduced central arterial and ventricular stiffness may underpin cardiovascular benefits from endurance training, but sex-specific ventricular-vascular interactions associated with VO2peak remained to be evaluated.
What are the sex-specific ventricular-vascular interactions associated with aerobic capacity in healthy individuals?
What are the sex-specific ventricular-vascular interactions associated with aerobic capacity in healthy individuals?
Ventricular and vascular adaptations primarily explain aerobic capacity in females, whereas cardiac structure and function account for the majority of variance in males.
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May link sex-specific ventricular-vascular interactions to VO2peak; leaves open prospective validation before clinical relevance.
Morrison et al. (2023) studied this question.
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