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Echo-Doppler Assessment of Myocardial Structure and Function of Australia's National Triathlete Team
2023 Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science: Practical Challenges Encountered in Sport and Solutions Adopted in Sport Science, pp.91-101
Springer Proceedings in Behavioral & Health Sciences
Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science, 2023 (Singapore, 05/12/2024–06/12/2024)
07/2024
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Abstract
Previous investigations on performance in triathletes has primarily focused upon maximal oxygen consumption and systolic performance of the myocardium. In this study, we have investigated the effects of high-level participation in Australia's Triathletes upon myocardial diastolic function. A total of 22 elite Australian triathlete team members were compared to healthy, age-gender-matched sedentary controls. Utilizing doppler echocardiography, triathletes had a significantly greater 1/3rd diastole (+25.0%), left ventricular outflow (+66.4%) and Peak E (+35.1%) than sedentary controls. Additionally, triathletes had less of a contribution from atrial systole to total area as compared to controls (13.33% versus 20.28%, respectively). The results of this research demonstrate that elite triathletes involved in high-intensity training resulted in sports-specific myocardial adaptation to diastolic function, which would be advantageous to performance.
Details
- Title
- Echo-Doppler Assessment of Myocardial Structure and Function of Australia's National Triathlete Team
- Creators
- Mike Climstein - Southern Cross UniversityJoe Walsh - Sports Science Institute
- Contributors
- Mike Climstein (Editor)Joe Walsh (Editor)Ian Tim Heazlewood (Editor)
- Publication Details
- 2023 Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science: Practical Challenges Encountered in Sport and Solutions Adopted in Sport Science, pp.91-101
- Conference
- Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science, 2023 (Singapore, 05/12/2024–06/12/2024)
- Series
- Springer Proceedings in Behavioral & Health Sciences
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore; Singapore
- Identifiers
- 991013211713502368
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- Academic Unit
- Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding