Effect of Sex and Sporting Discipline on LV Adaptation to Exercise

Conclusions
Highly trained athletes generally show normal LV geometry; however, female athletes participating in dynamic sport often exhibit eccentric hypertrophy. Although concentric remodeling or hypertrophy in male athletes engaged in dynamic sport is relatively common, it is rare in female athletes and may be a marker of disease in a symptomatic athlete.

Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging - September 4, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Finocchiaro, G., Dhutia, H., DSilva, A., Malhotra, A., Steriotis, A., Millar, L., Prakash, K., Narain, R., Papadakis, M., Sharma, R., Sharma, S. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research