Left Ventricular Wall Thickness and the Presence of Asymmetric Hypertrophy in Healthy Young Army Recruits
Why the study?
Does intense exercise training induce asymmetrical left ventricular wall thickening in healthy young men?
Population
541 healthy young white men (mean age, 20±2 years) army recruits
Comparison
Intense exercise training program vs Baseline (before training)
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May warrant caution diagnosing HCM from wall thickness alone in athletes; leaves open confirmation of exercise-induced remodeling.
Structured PICO
Does intense exercise training induce asymmetrical left ventricular wall thickening in healthy young men?
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Population
541 healthy young white men (mean age, 20±2 years) army recruits
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Intervention
Intense exercise training program
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Comparator
Baseline (before training)
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Outcome
Left ventricular wall thickness and prevalence of asymmetrical wall thickening measured by cardiovascular magnetic resonancesurrogate
Asymmetrical left ventricular wall thickening ≥13.0 mm is common in healthy young men and can develop as a physiological response to intense exercise, indicating that hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should not be diagnosed solely on regional wall thickening in athletes.
Cite This Study
Lee et al. (2013) studied this question.