I see a lot of endurance athletes in the heart-rhythm clinic. Most are men. I also pay attention to media reports of athletes who die on the field. They, too, are nearly always men. And sports ...
Whether the BP load determined by 24-h ambulatory BP is related to specific LV geometric patterns determined by echocardiography and urinary albumin excretion remains unclear. 9 This study was a ...
Background: The cardiac characteristics of various types of athletes have been defined by echocardiography. Athletes involved in predominately static exercise, such as bodybuilders, have been found to ...
Markers of inflammation have previously been related to left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (LVH) in uremic and hypertensive patients. The present study investigated inflammatory markers in relation to ...
Natalie A. Bello M.D. Columbia University Medical Center, New York The Rising Burden of Obesity Has Important Implications for Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality There is also a growing awareness ...
Hypertrophy: Hypertrophy is an increase in muscle mass/size due to an increase in the volume and cross-sectional area (CSA) of individual muscle cells. The increase in cross-sectional area can be ...