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Table 4 Echocardiographic five-year follow-up of the rugby players

From: Left ventricular remodeling and the athlete’s heart, irrespective of quality load training

 

I year

II year

III year

IV year

V year

Age (yrs)

22,7 ± 5,8

23,2 ± 5,74

23,9 ± 5,98

24,5 ± 6,32

25,11 ± 6,39

BSA (m2)

2,05 ± 0,1

2,03 ± 0,12

2,04 ± 0,11

2,04 ± 0,14

2,04 ± 0,12

Height (cm)

178,1 ± 8,64

177,5 ± 6,44

178,2 ± 6,36

178,2 ± 7,07

178,11 ± 6,98

Weight (kg)

86,19 ± 14,76

85,41 ± 13,24

85,28 ± 13,3

85,56 ± 13,26

86,22 ± 13,75

HR

66,95 ± 10,48

72,3 ± 7,11

73,5 ± 6,02

72,54 ± 5,29

71,1 ± 6,21

IVS (mm)

9,53 ± 1,03

9,67 ± 1,18

9,98 ± 1,0

9,73 ± 1,0

9,79 ± 0,98

PW (mm)

9,63 ± 0,88

9,71 ± 1,02

9,90 ± 0,96

9,64 ± 0,90

9,73 ± 0,94

LVEDd(mm)

50,43 ± 4,39

50,16 ± 3,46

50,01 ± 3,50

52,04 ± 3,59

52,32 ± 3,23

LVESd(mm)

32,51 ± 4,24

32,24 ± 3,39

32,06 ± 3,9

32,63 ± 3,88

32,8 ± 4,16

AoR(mm)

30,68 ± 6,04

31,05 ± 3,11

31,05 ± 2,04

31,17 ± 2,57

30,95 ± 2,15

LVCMi (g/m2)

81,5 ± 18,6

82,4 ± 15,5

83,5 ± 20,6

81,2 ± 17,5

81,9 ± 23,6

Atrium (mm)

33,75 ± 6,63

34,85 ± 5,95

35,04 ± 6,67

34,46 ± 6,36

35,65 ± 5,78

RV(mm)

22,26 ± 3,49

21,39 ± 3,31

22,75 ± 4,11

23,46 ± 3,79

23,0 ± 3,86

EF%

63,11 ± 7,52

66,33 ± 1,10

66,16 ± 4,62

65,67 ± 3,50

67,14 ± 4,09

E peck (cm/s)

86,45 ± 11,15

92,33 ± 10,65

88,89 ± 21,57

93,17 ± 12,12

104,05 ± 15,58

A peak (cm/s)

55,09 ± 12,96

56,11 ± 14,34

55,22 ± 14,15

55,04 ± 16,40

58,25 ± 14,70

DT (ms)

193,18 ± 23,38

172,11 ± 41,62

191,56 ± 15,06

188,33 ± 32,36

183,09 ± 19,90

IVRT (ms)

69,81 ± 10,25

71,67 ± 9,27

73,18 ± 10,17

78,05 ± 12,51

77,92 ± 8,71

E/A

1,62 ± 0,28

1,73 ± 0,35

1,66 ± 0,42

1,79 ± 0,44

1,82 ± 0,45

  1. Legend: BSA body surface area, HR heart rate, IVS interventricular septum, PW posterior wall, LVEDd left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVESd left ventricular end-systolic diameter, LVMI left ventricular mass index, AoR diameter of aortic root, RV right ventricular diameter, EF ejection fraction, A A wave, E E wave, DT Deceleration Time, IVRT Isovolumic relaxation time