Why the study?
Does the resumption of exercise training improve left ventricular diastolic filling in elite athletes?
Population
22 elite athletes at the end of their 'off-season' and 12 matched controls (total n=34)
Comparison
Resumption of exercise training for 3 and 6 months vs Matched controls evaluated at baseline, 3, and 6…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Resumed training may enhance diastolic filling in athletes despite LV hypertrophy; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation before clinical adoption.
Does the resumption of exercise training improve left ventricular diastolic filling in elite athletes?
Resumption of exercise training in elite athletes improves early diastolic ventricular relaxation despite further physiological left ventricular hypertrophy.
Naylor et al. (2005) studied this question.
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