Atrial remodelling associated with sporting discipline, sex and duration in elite sports: a cross-sectional echocardiographic study among Danish elite athletes.

Mikkel AaroeeSusanne Glasius TischerRobin ChristensenChristian Have DallJens Jakob ThuneHanne Kruuse Rasmusen

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2024)

MaxLAVi was higher while LA contraction strain was lower with increased cardiac demands. MaxLAVi was larger, and LA contraction was lower in men compared with women. Whether these sex-based differences in LA remodelling are a precursor to pathological remodelling in male athletes is unknown.

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