Age- and Sex-Differences in Cardiac Characteristics Determined by Echocardiography in Masters Athletes

Age- and Sex-Differences in Cardiac Characteristics Determined by Echocardiography in Masters Athletes

BackgroundCardiac function and morphology are known to differ between men and women. Sex differences seen with echocardiography have not been studied systematically in masters athletes.PurposeTo evaluate sex differences in cardiac structure, function and left ventricular (LV) systolic global longitu...

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Main Authors: Savannah V. Wooten, Stefan Moestl, Phil Chilibeck, José Ramón Alvero Cruz, Uwe Mittag, Jens Tank, Hirofumi Tanaka, Jörn Rittweger, Fabian Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
aging athlete
cardiac function
cardiac morphology
healthy ageing
echocardiogaphy
sex difference
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.630148/full

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