Cardiac Structure and Aerobic Capacity of Top Lanking Amateur Athletes of Japan
【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.2 Vol.2】
To evaluate cardiac structure and its relation to aerobic capacity, chest X-ray and echocardiogram were examined in 91 top lanking amateur athletes.
Endurance athletes had larger heart volume, left ventricular dimension, posterior wall thickness and left ventricular mass per body surface area than power athletes. And aerobic capacity had significant correlation with these parameter. Endurance training may cause cardiac hypertrophy and enlargement, power training may have little effects on cardiac structure.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.2/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
Endurance athletes had larger heart volume, left ventricular dimension, posterior wall thickness and left ventricular mass per body surface area than power athletes. And aerobic capacity had significant correlation with these parameter. Endurance training may cause cardiac hypertrophy and enlargement, power training may have little effects on cardiac structure.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.2/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
| Researcher | Takashi Kawahara |
|---|---|
| University or institution | University of Tokyo |
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