Author/Editor		Kolšek, Borut; Dolenc, Primož
Title		Športno srce: ehokardiografske značilnosti
Translated title		Athlete's heart: echocardiographic findings
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 38, št. Suppl 6
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 50-8
Language		slo
Abstract		Athletic training is often associated with specific cardiovascular adaptations, which include predominantly modest increases in the left ventricular chamber size, increase in wall thickness and left ventricular mass. This appears to be related to level and intensity of training, as well as to the type of activity. In this article 46 Slovenian top-level athletes (72% of males), candidates for olympic games /Atlanta 1996/ were screened in order to evaluate morphology and potential alterations in left ventricular filling dynamics and its functional alterations. Prevalence of left ventricular mass index (LUMI) increase was 26%, which is comparable to data from literature in similar groups of sportsmen. Rowers and cyclists had the greatest increase in LUMI with prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy of 67%. According to the composition of the groups no concentric left ventricular hypertrophy was expected nor found.
Summary		Pri športni aktivnosti pogosto ugotavljamo spremembe v srčnožilnem sistemu. Opažamo predvsem zmerno povečanje velikosti votline levega prekata, debeline sten levega prekata in njegove mase. Zdi se, da so te spremembe v povezavi z intenzivnostjo in vrsto vadbe. V tem članku obravnavamo 46 slovenskih vrhunskih športnikov (72 % moških) - kandidatov za olimpijske igre v Atlanti 1996, pri katerih smo iskali strukturne in funkcijske spremembe srca. Pogostnost zvečanega indeksa mase levega prekata je bila skupini pregledanih atletov 26 %, kar je primerljivo s podatki iz literature, ki obravnavajo podobne skupine športnikov. V naši skupini prednjačijo veslači in kolesarji z največjo maso levega prekata, pri njih je bila pogostnost hipertrofije levega preka- ta 67 %. Glede na sestavo skupin nismo pričakovali niti opazili koncentrične hipertrofije levega prekata.
Descriptors		HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR SPORTS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY