Cardiac function after exhaustive open-sea swimming.

Aim: The present study examined the acute effects of exhaustive 25-km open-sea swimming on left ventricular (LV) function and morphology.

Methods: Twenty elite male swimmers (22.3+/-4.

White coat hypertension detected during screening of male adolescent athletes.

We investigated the utility of the selective use of ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) and echocardiography in detecting truly hypertensive adolescents from a cohort of young adolescent athletes undergoing BP screening. A total of 410 athletes (aged 16.4+/-2.