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Table 1 Pre and post-race data (mean ± standard deviation)

From: Post-exercise left ventricular dysfunction measured after a long-duration cycling event

 

Pre-race

Post-race

P

LVIDd (mm)

51.2 ± 4.0

47.7 ± 4.6

0.000

LVIDs (mm)

29.3 ± 4.1

30.4 ± 4.3

0.018

LVPWd (mm)

9.6 ± 1.1

9.6 ± 0.9

0.80

IVSDd (mm)

9.6 ± 1.1

9.5 ± 1.0

0.58

LVEF (%)

67.7 ± 8.2

59.7 ± 9.4

0.000

E/A

1.6 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.3

0.000

cTnI (μg L-1)

0.006 ± 0.015

0.056 ± 0.059

0.000

NT-proBNP (ng L-1)

27 ± 16

189 ± 111

0.000

HR (per min)

58 ± 8

86 ± 11

0.000

BPS (mmHg)

125 ± 12

110 ± 12

0.000

BPD (mmHg)

65 ± 10

62 ± 111

0.049

Ht (%)

43.3 ± 2.1

44.6 ± 2.9

0.000

Weight (kg)

74.3 ± 8.4

72.0 ± 8.5

0.000

  1. Abbreviations: BPD diastolic blood pressure, BPS systolic blood pressure, cTnI cardiac troponin I, E/A ratio of early to late peak diastolic transmitral flow velocities, H R heart rate, Ht haematocrit, IVSDd interventricular septum thickness during diastole, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVIDd left ventricular internal dimension during diastole, LVIDs left ventricular internal dimension during systole, LVPWd left ventricular posterior wall thickness during diastole, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide.