Cardiac Remodeling in Elite Aquatic Sport Athletes.
Alexandra M CoatesChristian P CheungKatharine D CurrieTrevor J KingMargo L MountjoyJamie F BurrPublished in: Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine (2022)
Male athletes presented classic sport-specific differentiation, with SW demonstrating primarily volume-driven eccentric remodelling, and WP with greater concentric geometry indicative of pressure-driven remodeling. Female SW and WP did not display this divergence, likely because of sex-differences in adaptation. AS had unique LV-specific adaptations suggesting elevated pressure under low-volume conditions. The overall incidence of elevated wall-thickness in female athletes may point to an aquatic specific pressure-stress.