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Cardiac remodeling in ambitious endurance-trained amateur athletes older than 50 years-an observational study.

Daniel DalosTheresa-Marie DachsConstantin GattererMatthias SchneiderThomas BinderDiana BondermanChristian HengstenbergSimon PanzerStefan Aschauer
Published in: PloS one (2022)
Endurance training in healthy athletes >50 years is not associated with chamber dilatation or LV hypertrophy. A weekly training duration of ≥6 hours seems beneficial to preserve diastolic function associated with an increased LA reservoir function.
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