Abstract:Background
Athletes might suffer from potentially fatal heart disease, which has always been a concern in cardiovascular medicine. The changes in left atrial (LA) size and function are related to the occurrence of arrhythmia. In the present study, four-dimensional automatic quantitation (4D LAQ) was used to explore the changes in LA function of young strength athletes.
Methods
Eighty professional young strength athletes and sixty healthy young adults matched in age were selected for the study. The LA volumes… Show more
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