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A comparison of cardiac structure and function between female powerlifters, fitness-oriented athletes, and sedentary controls.

Dragan RadovanovićViktor StoičkovAleksandar IgnjatovićAaron T ScanlanJakovljevic Lj VladimirEmilija Stojanović
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)
Differences in cardiac structure between powerlifters, fitness-oriented athletes, and sedentary controls suggest specific cardiac remodeling may occur in response to resistance training, without impairment of cardiac function.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • resistance training
  • body composition
  • left ventricular
  • high intensity
  • heart failure