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View article: Morphological, functional and biochemical differences in cardiac adaptation to endurance exercise among male and female amateur marathon runners
Morphological, functional and biochemical differences in cardiac adaptation to endurance exercise among male and female amateur marathon runners Open
Introduction Sport is known to have beneficial influence on cardiovascular system. However, activities of high intensity such as marathon running may adversely affect cardiac morphology and function, especially in the heterogenous group of…
View article: Differences in cardiac adaptation to exercise in male and female athletes assessed by noninvasive techniques: a state-of-the-art review
Differences in cardiac adaptation to exercise in male and female athletes assessed by noninvasive techniques: a state-of-the-art review Open
Athlete’s heart is generally regarded as a physiological adaptation to regular training, with specific morphological and functional alterations in the cardiovascular system. Development of the noninvasive imaging techniques over the past s…
View article: Exercise-Induced Atrial Remodeling in Female Amateur Marathon Runners Assessed by Three-Dimensional and Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Exercise-Induced Atrial Remodeling in Female Amateur Marathon Runners Assessed by Three-Dimensional and Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Open
Endurance athletes have an increased risk of atrial remodeling and atrial arrhythmias. However, data regarding atrial adaptation to physical exercise in non-elite athletes are limited. Even less is known about atrial performance in women. …
View article: The Influence of Radiotherapy on the Function of the Left and Right Ventricles in Relation to the Radiation Dose Administered to the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery—From a Cardiologist’s Point of View
The Influence of Radiotherapy on the Function of the Left and Right Ventricles in Relation to the Radiation Dose Administered to the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery—From a Cardiologist’s Point of View Open
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of radiotherapy involving the heart on LV and RV function using modern speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE), and in relation to the radiation dose applied to the LAD. This retrospective, s…
View article: Post-marathon Decline in Right Ventricular Radial Motion Component Among Amateur Sportsmen
Post-marathon Decline in Right Ventricular Radial Motion Component Among Amateur Sportsmen Open
Moderate physical activity has a positive impact on health, although extreme forms of sport such as marathon running may trigger exercise-induced cardiac fatigue. The explicit distinction between the right ventricular (RV) physiological re…
View article: Post-marathon decline in right ventricular radial motion component among amateur sportsmen
Post-marathon decline in right ventricular radial motion component among amateur sportsmen Open
Introduction Running the marathon may be followed by post-exercise “cardiac fatigue” manifesting as transient right ventricular (RV) systolic and diastolic impairment. It is the thin-walled RV that is predominantly affected by the exercise…
View article: Exercise-induced changes of ventricular function in male and female amateur marathon runners as assessed by three-dimensional echocardiography
Exercise-induced changes of ventricular function in male and female amateur marathon runners as assessed by three-dimensional echocardiography Open
Introduction The long-term endurance training is associated with an increased risk of both right (RV) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. However, males and females exhibit different cardiac adaptation to exercise. The aim of our study …
View article: Inflammatory response to a marathon run in amateur athletes
Inflammatory response to a marathon run in amateur athletes Open
Background: While moderate physical exercise has positive effects on the cardiovascular system, the data regarding intensive endurance sports is biased with studies suggesting that the inflammatory response to strenuous exercise may act pr…
View article: Myocardial Injury and Overload among Amateur Marathoners as Indicated by Changes in Concentrations of Cardiovascular Biomarkers
Myocardial Injury and Overload among Amateur Marathoners as Indicated by Changes in Concentrations of Cardiovascular Biomarkers Open
Marathons continue to grow in popularity among amateurs. However, the impact of intensive exercise on the amateur’s cardiovascular system has not yet been studied. Analysis of the influence of the marathon on kinetics of biomarkers reflect…
View article: Right Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction after Marathon Run
Right Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction after Marathon Run Open
It has been raised that marathon running may significantly impair cardiac performance. However, the post-race diastolic function has not been extensively analyzed. We aimed to assess whether the marathon run causes impairment of the cardia…
View article: The “athlete’s heart” features in amateur male marathon runners
The “athlete’s heart” features in amateur male marathon runners Open
"Athlete's heart" features occur in amateur marathon runners. In this group, ECHO reference values for highly-trained elite athletes should be considered, rather than those for the general population and even then LAVI can exceed the upper…
View article: Acute coronary syndrome in patients undergoing anticancer therapies: A single-center, controlled case study
Acute coronary syndrome in patients undergoing anticancer therapies: A single-center, controlled case study Open
Dyspnea is the most common symptom of ACS in cancer patients who are treated invasively too rarely: the presence of cancer and active anticancer treatment should not limit the management of ACS in accordance with current guidelines.
View article: Cardiovascular complications after radiotherapy
Cardiovascular complications after radiotherapy Open
Over the past decades, effective cancer therapies have resulted in a significant improvement in the survival rates for a number of cancers and an increase in the number of cancer survivors. Radiation therapy is widely used in the treatment…
View article: Electrocardiographic abnormalities in amateur male marathon runners
Electrocardiographic abnormalities in amateur male marathon runners Open
Even if the refined criteria rather than the criteria used for normal sedentary population were applied, the vast majority of amateur runners showed at least 1 abnormality in resting ECGs, which were mainly training-related variants. Howev…
View article: Predictors of poor outcome in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A single center study
Predictors of poor outcome in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A single center study Open
In PAH patients treated with specific PAH-oriented therapy right atrial enlargement, impaired right ventricular systolic function, as well as increased BNP and bilirubin concentration was associated with an increased mortality risk.
View article: Microvolt T-wave alternans profiles in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension compared to patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and a group of healthy volunteers
Microvolt T-wave alternans profiles in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension compared to patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and a group of healthy volunteers Open
Patients with PAH are characterized by a high rate of MTWA abnormalities similar to LVD patients, despite the relevant differences in LVEF. Further research is required to elucidate the clinical significance and prognostic value of this da…
View article: Pitted keratolysis – a frequently misdiagnosed, mild, infectious disorder of soles
Pitted keratolysis – a frequently misdiagnosed, mild, infectious disorder of soles Open
Introduction . Pitted keratolysis (PK) is a mild infectious skin disorder caused by Corynebacterium spp., Kytococcus sedentarius or Dermatophilus congolensis . These bacteria produce enzymes that digest keratin, causing superficial lesions…