Abstract
Left ventricular (LV) filling profiles in elite baseball players has not been reported in the literature. Also, angiotensin system activity in athletes has never been reported. We used echocardiography to compare 20 male elite baseball players (aged 21.9 ± 1.0 years) with those of age- and sex- matched healthy sedentary subjects. Compared with the normal group, the athlete group showed a significant increase in LV mass, LV diastolic and systolic dimension, and left atrial dimension (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 155-160 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Cardiology |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1 1998 |
Keywords
- Angiotensin system
- Baseball players
- Echocardiography
- Left ventricular diastolic function
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine