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Hypertension and Ventricular–Arterial Uncoupling in Collegiate American Football Athletes
- Source :
- Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 11, Iss 6 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2022.
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Abstract
- Background Ventricular–arterial (VA) coupling is defined as the ratio between arterial elastance (EA) and left ventricular elastance (ELV). VA uncoupling, as occurs in hypertensive heart disease, is associated with adverse outcomes. This study sought to determine the relationship between American football (AF)–associated hypertension and VA uncoupling. Methods and Results This was a multicenter, longitudinal, and repeated measures observational study of collegiate AF athletes across 3 years of AF participation. Of 200 freshman athletes initially enrolled, 142 (67 Black [47%]/75 White [53%], 58 linemen [41%]/84 nonlinemen [59%]) were prospectively studied with echocardiography and applanation tonometry. Primary echocardiographic VA coupling outcome measures were EA/ELV and ΔEA/ELV, with increased EA/ELV indicating VA uncoupling. Adjusting for race and player position, AF athletes demonstrated increased EA/ELV (mean [95% CI]Δ, 0.10 [0.04–0.15]; P=0.001) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) (mean [95% CI]Δ, 11.4 [8.3–14.5] mm Hg, P
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20479980
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f10b868714441daa68d9c0bf4e49ea
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.023430