Increased myocardial mass and attenuation of myocardial strain in professional male soccer players and competitive male
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ORIGINAL PAPER
Increased myocardial mass and attenuation of myocardial strain in professional male soccer players and competitive male triathletes Jitka Starekova1 · Tilo Thottakara2 · Gunnar K. Lund1 · Götz H. Welsch3 · Fabian J. Brunner2 · Kai Muellerleile2 · Gerhard Adam1 · Marc Regier1 · Enver Tahir1 Received: 2 February 2020 / Accepted: 11 June 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
Abstract The purpose of this prospective study was to analyze the relationship between ventricular morphology and parameters of cardiac function in two different athletic groups and controls, using feature tracking cardiac magnetic resonance (FTCMR). Twenty-three professional soccer players (22 ± 4 years), 19 competitive triathletes (28 ± 6 years) and 16 controls (26 ± 3 years) were included in the study. CMR was performed using a 1.5 T scanner. Cardiac chamber volumes, mass and biventricular global myocardial strain were obtained and compared. In comparison to the control subjects, athletes were characterized by a higher cardiac volume (p
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