Seasonal variation of cardiac structure and function in the elite rugby football league athlete

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Lynsey Forsythe · University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Keith George · Liverpool John Moores University

Michael Papadakis · St George's, University of London

Nathan Mill · St Helens College

Matt Daniels · St Helens College

David Oxborough · Liverpool John Moores University

Abstract

Despite some seasonal variation in training load, the athletes' ECG and cardiac structure were stable across a competitive season. Seasonal variation in left ventricular (LV) apical rotation and twist, associated with higher training loads, should be noted in the context of PCS.

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Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Sports injuries and prevention Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

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Published in: Echo Research and Practice

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 16-16

DOI: 10.1186/s44156-023-00026-9

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Seasonal variation of cardiac structure and function in the elite rugby football league athlete

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