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Athletic heart: a metabolic, anatomical, and functional study

A K Turpeinen1, J T Kuikka, E Vanninen

  • 1University of Kuopio, Finland.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Endurance athletes do not show increased fatty acid utilization in their heart muscle at rest, contrary to hypotheses. However, their hearts exhibit larger mass and elongated dimensions, indicating significant cardiac remodeling.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Sports Medicine
  • Metabolic Physiology

Background:

  • Athlete's heart is characterized by structural and functional adaptations.
  • Previous research suggested reduced glucose uptake in athletes' hearts at rest.
  • A compensatory increase in myocardial fatty acid utilization was hypothesized.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate myocardial fatty acid utilization in endurance-trained athletes compared to sedentary individuals.
  • To determine if enhanced fatty acid metabolism compensates for reduced glucose uptake at rest.
  • To assess cardiac remodeling in endurance athletes.

Main Methods:

  • Single photon emission tomography with 123I-heptadecanoic acid (HDA) and mathematical modeling were used.
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and echocardiography measured cardiac dimensions and left ventricular (LV) mass.

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  • VO2max was measured to assess aerobic capacity.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant differences in myocardial HDA beta-oxidation index between trained and sedentary subjects.
    • Fractional amounts of HDA metabolism (beta-oxidation, backdiffusion, esterification) were similar.
    • Endurance athletes showed increased LV mass and significantly greater LV long-axis diameter, correlating with VO2max.

    Conclusions:

    • Myocardial fatty acid utilization is not enhanced at rest in endurance-trained athletes.
    • Athletes' hearts exhibit significant increases in LV mass and longitudinal dimensions.
    • These findings indicate left ventricular (LV) longitudinal remodeling in endurance athletes.