Why the study?
Little work has focused on whether elite athletes demonstrate further, potentially side-specific cardiac remodelling after an increase in training volume.
Does an increase in training volume induce side-specific cardiac remodelling in elite rowers?
Population
Twenty-seven elite rowers (26.4±3.7years, 19 male) preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games
Comparison
Post vs prior to a 9-month increase in training volume (24 to 30-35 h weekly)
Follow-up
9 months
Authors
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Left-sided remodeling with higher training volume in rowers may warrant echocardiographic monitoring; leaves open side-specific effects on outcomes.
Does an increase in training volume induce side-specific cardiac remodelling in elite rowers?
An increase in training volume in elite rowers induces left-sided, but not right-sided, structural cardiac remodelling and increased LV twist, with greater structural adaptations observed in women.
Kleinnibbelink et al. (2021) studied this question.
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