Impact of physical training on normal age-related changes in left ventricular longitudinal function

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 1:184:68-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.098. Epub 2015 Jan 14.

Authors

Piercarlo Ballo¹, Stefano Nistri², Maurizio Galderisi³, Donato Mele⁴, Sergio Mondillo⁵, Michael Y Henein⁶

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Unit, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² CMSR Veneto Medica, Altavilla Vicentina, Italy.
³ Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ferrara, Italy.
⁵ Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Siena, Italy.
⁶ Heart Centre, Umea University, Umea, Sweden.

PMID: 25697873
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.098

No abstract available

Keywords: Aging; Diastole; Echocardiography; Left ventricular function; Tissue Doppler.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aging / physiology*
Athletes*
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Physical Fitness / physiology*
Prospective Studies
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*
Young Adult