Left Ventricular Geometric Pattern Impacts QT Dispersion in Males Athletes and Sedentary Men.

Aim: To (1) compare QT dispersion (QTd) and echocardiographic features between athletes with concentric left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, athletes with eccentric LV hypertrophy, and sedentary controls with a normal LV geometric pattern and (2) quantify associations between QTd and echocardiographic features within these groups.

Methods: Male athletes competing in different sports and sedentary men were stratified into groups according to their LV geometric pattern. These groups included eccentric LV hypertrophy (LV index > 115 g/m, relative wall thickness [RWT] < 0.

Impact of Obesity on Target Organ Damage in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetSy) is characterized by the presence of obesity, hypertension, altered glucose metabolism, and/or increased non-HDL cholesterol. This study aimed at elucidating the association between obesity with subclinical target organ damage and biochemical parameters included in MetSy pathogenesis.

Methods: This study included 130 apparently healthy subjects.

Sport-related differences in QT dispersion and echocardiographic parameters in male athletes.

The aim of this study was to compare QT dispersion (QTd) and echocardiographic parameters in male athletes competing across different sports (long-distance running, volleyball, football, powerlifting, and bodybuilding) and a control population. Significant moderate-strong differences (p < 0.001, [Formula: see text] = 0.

The Relationships Between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Echocardiographic Parameters in Female Basketball Players.

Objective: This study was undertaken to (1) describe the cardiac structure and function and (2) to quantify the relationships between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and echocardiographic parameters in female basketball players.

Design: A cross-sectional experimental design.

Setting: Controlled laboratory setting.

A comparison of cardiac structure and function between female powerlifters, fitness-oriented athletes, and sedentary controls.

Aim: To compare echocardiographic parameters between female powerlifters, fitness-oriented athletes, and sedentary controls.

Methods: A between-subject, cross-sectional experimental design was adopted. Echocardiographic parameters were measured in female powerlifters (n = 10; progressive overload 60%-95% of 1 repetition maximum [RM]), fitness-oriented athletes (n = 10; 50%-70% of 1-RM), and sedentary control subjects (n = 10).