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December 8, 2025European Journal of Preventive CardiologyOpen Access

The Recreational Athlete’s Heart: Sex-Specific Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Reference Values in Relation to VO₂peak

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THTheresa HofbauerSHStefan HeberHSHarald Schöny

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis shows sex-specific adaptations in echocardiographic measures related to VO₂peak and exercise capacity in athletes.

Key Points

  • To quantify fitness-specific echocardiographic reference values for recreational athletes, focusing on sex-specific adaptations.
  • Cross-sectional study of 291 healthy participants engaged in physical activity.
  • Assessments included 3DE echocardiography to measure left ventricular, right ventricular, and left atrial volumes, among others.
  • Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing was conducted to assess V̇O2peak and categorize fitness levels.
  • Both sexes showed increases in end-diastolic volume with fitness level.
  • No significant changes in LV/RV and LV/LA volume ratios across fitness levels.
  • At a given V̇O2peak, men exhibited greater cardiac remodeling than women.

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Hofbauer et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624984fa91c937236c0c6https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf758
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