Table 2. Echocardiographic variables in control group (CG), athletes with normal heart dimension (LVN), and athletes with heart hypertrophy (LVH). Data are means (± SD).
| VARIABLE |
CG(n=14) |
LVN ( n=15) |
LVH (n=15) |
| LVM [g] |
206.4 (19.7) |
231.3 (29.6) |
325.9 (63.6) *** ### |
| LVEDd[mm] |
52.6 (3.2) |
53.1 (3.3) |
56.6 (3.0) * |
| IVSDd/LVPWT |
1.1 (.1) |
1.0 (.1) |
1.3 (.2) *# |
| LVEF % |
61.5 (8.4) |
63.4 (3.6) |
66.5 (5.3) ** |
| SV [mL] |
76.3 (10.3) |
76.6 (20.9) |
92.0 (19.5) * # |
| HRR [b/min] |
71 (6) |
66 (7) |
60 (7) **# |
| BPs [mmHg] |
183 (8) |
185 (14) |
197 (7) * |
| BPd [mmHg] |
64 (10) |
59 (7) |
57 (11) |
| PP [mmHg] |
119 (9) |
126 (13) |
139 (9) ***## |
LVM - left ventricular mass; LVEDd - end-diastolic internal diameter; IVSDd- intraventricular septum wall thickness; LVPWT - left ventricular posterior wall thickness; LVEF - left ventricular ejection fraction; SV - stroke volume; HR - rest heart rate; BPs - systolic blood pressure; BPd - diastolic blood pressure, and PP-pulse pressure at maximal intensity of exercise*, ** and *** indicate p < 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001, respectively, LVH . CG; #, ## and ### p < 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001, respectively, LVH . LVN.
