Changes in cardiac function following a speed ascent to the top of Europe at 4808 m.

Benoit ChampigneulleStéphane DoutreleauSébastien BaillieulJulien Vincent BrugniauxPaul RobachPierre BouzatSamuel Verges

Published in: European journal of applied physiology (2022)

Prolonged high-altitude speed climbing in elite climbers is associated with RV and LV function changes with a major interaction alteration. MWI, assessing the myocardial performance, could be a new tool for evaluating LV exercise-induced cardiac fatigue.

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