期刊
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
卷 42, 期 28, 页码 2737-2744出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab095
关键词
Athlete's heart; Master athlete; Coronary artery disease; Coronary artery calcification; Myocardial fibrosis
资金
- British Heart foundation Clinical research fellowship
Moderate physical exercise is linked to reduced cardiac morbidity and mortality; However, the long-term effects of endurance exercise on the heart remain unclear; Some studies suggest a diminishing mortality benefit for individuals performing the highest volume of exercise.
Moderate physical exercise is associated with an irrefutable reduction in cardiac morbidity and mortality. The current guidelines recommend at least 150 min of moderate exercise or 75 min of vigorous exercise per week. Endurance athletes perform exercise at a level that is 10- to 20-fold greater than these recommendations. These athletes reveal several structural and functional cardiac adaptations including increased cardiac size, enhanced ventricular filling, and augmentation of stroke volume even at the highest heart rates. The long-term effects of endurance exercise on the heart are unknown. Endurance exercise is associated with a transient increase in serum concentrations of biomarkers of cardiac damage and ventricular dysfunction which improves within 72 h. Over the past decade, there have been emerging studies reporting attenuated mortality benefit amongst individuals who perform the highest volume of exercise. Studies in lifelong male athletes aged above 40 years old show a higher prevalence of high coronary artery calcium scores (>300 Agatston units), a higher coronary plaque burden, and myocardial fibrosis compatible with subclinical myocardial infarction compared with relatively sedentary healthy controls, raising speculation that lifelong intense exercise imposes chronic coronary stress on the heart. This review article will provide a critical analysis of the existing data. [GRAPHICS] .
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