Echocardiographic Findings in Professional Wrestlers

V  Sobhani; S  Vahedi; B  Farahani; E  Ali Bakhshi

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Echocardiographic Findings in Professional Wrestlers

Authors:

V Sobhani¹,

S Vahedi^2,*,

B Farahani³,

E Ali Bakhshi¹

1Exercise Physiology Research Center, Baqyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Tabriz Medical Science University, Tabriz, Iran

3Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

International Cardiovascular Research Journal:Vol. 4, issue 3; e62945

Published online:Sep 01, 2010

Article type:Research Article

Received:Dec 04, 2017

Accepted:Sep 01, 2010

How to Cite:V SobhaniS VahediB FarahaniE Ali BakhshiEchocardiographic Findings in Professional Wrestlers.4(3):e62945.

Abstract

Background: Cardiac changes caused by different types of physical exercise have been reported by many
studies. The aim of this study was to compare the cardiac parameters among wrestlers and control subjects by
two-dimensional echocardiography.
Methods: In this study, 32 wrestlers registered in an adult team of a wrestling club and competed in national
wrestling league were selected. The control group included 30 age-matched students with normal level of activity.
All subjects underwent at rest M-Mode echocardiography. The parameters determined and compared consisted
of the interventricular septal thickness, left ventricular internal diameter (LVID) in diastole, ejection fraction
(EF), left ventricular mass (LVM), posterior wall thickness (PWT), and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).
Results: The mean values of LVID (50.3±5.3 VS. 46.8±5.3 mm), LVM (219.7±50.7 VS. 166.8±44.2 gr), PWT
(10.1±1.4 vs. 8.6±1.3 mm), and the frequency of LVH (34.4%vs.13.3%) were significantly higher in wrestlers
compared with those of the control group; however, there was no significant difference between interventricular
septal thickness and ejection fraction in either groups.
Conclusions: The present study showed that LVID, LVM, PWT and the frequency of LVH were significantly
higher in wrestlers than in control subjects. This can result from regular exercise and physical activity. Increase
in LVID was probably due to types of exercises in wrestlers that beside of strength training emphasis on endurance
training. However, there was no significant difference between interventricular septal thicknesses.

Keywords

Cardiac Parameters

Two-Dimensional Echocardiography

Wrestlers

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