Author/Authors :
NASR, GAMELA M. Suez Canal University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology, Egypt , KHASHABA, AHMAD Suez Canal University - Faculty of Medicine - Departmrnt of Physiology, Egypt , KHASHABA, AHMAD Al-Azhar University - Faculty of Medicine - Departmrnt of Physiology, Egypt , OSMAN, HAMED Suez Canal University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Physiology, Egypt , OSMAN, HAMED Al-Azhar University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Physiology, Egypt , EL-BARBARY, MAGDY Al-Azhar University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Physiology, Egypt , EL-BARBARY, MAGDY Suez Canal University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Physiology, Egypt
Abstract :
Background and Aim: It has been known for a long time that physical conditioning induces numerous cardiovascular adaptations which characterize the athletic heart. Therefore, the present study was directed to study the adaptation of prolonged physical training (more than two years, for at least ten hours per week), on the function of the heart in a group of normal active Egyptian power and endurance athletes.
Keywords :
Athletic heart , Endurance active athletes , Power active athletes , Tei index.
