Why the study?
What is the relationship between relative aerobic power and echocardiographic characteristics in male athletes compared to nonathletic controls?
Population
346 young males (18-35 years), comprising 291 athletes of various events and 55 nonathletic control subjects.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Associations between rel.VO2max and LV parameters support cardiac contributions to aerobic capacity; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
What is the relationship between relative aerobic power and echocardiographic characteristics in male athletes compared to nonathletic controls?
Maximal oxygen consumption in athletes with higher endurance capacity depends largely on cardiac condition, as evidenced by significant correlations with echocardiographic parameters.
Kneffel et al. (2007) studied this question.
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