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Table 2 Echocardiographic and hemodynamic measurements evaluated before and following exercise in female and male floor-ball players

From: Gender differences in myocardial function and arterio-ventricular coupling in response to maximal exercise in adolescent floor-ball players

Parameters

Pre-exercise

Post-exercise

Male (n)

Female (n)

Male (n)

Female (n)

HR (bmp)

71 ± 12 (27)

77 ± 10 (24)

78 ± 11 (27)

84 ± 11 (24)

Systolic BP (mmHg)

130 ± 15* (27)

119 ± 7 (24)

122 ± 9* (27)

114 ± 7 (24)

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

70 ± 8 (27)

71 ± 9 (24)

68 ± 10 (27)

68 ± 7 (24)

LVEDD (mm)

51 ± 4* (27)

48 ± 3 (24)

49 ± 2*(27)

46 ± 3 (24)

LVESD (mm)

34 ± 3 (27)

34 ± 4 (24)

33 ± 2 (27)

33 ± 3 (24)

LVEDV (mL)

121 ± 17* (27)

92 ± 19 (24)

110 ± 18* (27)

86 ± 18 (24)

LVEDVi(mL/m2)

65 ± 7* (27)

54 ± 9 (24)

59 ± 8* (27)

50 ± 8 (24)

LVESV (mL)

49 ± 8 (27)

37 ± 9 (24)

48 ± 10 (27)

36 ± 11 (24)

SV (mL)

74 ± 11* (27)

58 ± 9 (23)

64 ± 10* (27)

53 ± 9 (23)

SVi (mL/m2)

40 ± 5* (27)

34 ± 5 (23)

34 ± 5* (27)

31 ± 4 (23)

EF (%)

59 ± 4 (27)

60 ± 5 (24)

56 ± 5** (27)

60 ± 6 (24)

LA area (cm2)

18 ± 3* (27)

16 ± 3 (24)

17 ± 4 (27)

15 ± 3 (24)

2D Strain LV

20 ± 1.5** (27)

21.5 ± 2.4 (24)

17.9 ± 1.5* (27)

20.2 ± 2.7 (24)

S′LV (cm/s)

9.0 ± 1.0 (25)

8.5 ± 1.1 (23)

8.7 ± 1.3 (25)

8.4 ± 1.1 (23)

E′LV (cm/s)

15.2 ± 2.2 (25)

14.7 ± 2.6 (23)

13.9 ± 2.3 (25)

13.6 ± 2.9 (23)

A′LV (cm/s)

6.9 ± 1.6 (25)

6.1 ± 1.4 (23)

6.3 ± 1.5 (25)

6.4 ± 1.7 (23)

IVRT′ (ms)

62 ± 13 (26)

62 ± 13 (23)

61 ± 15 (26)

66 ± 14 (23)

E (m/s)

0.9 ± 0.2 (27)

1 ± 0.2 (24)

0.8 ± 0.1 (27)

0.9 ± 0.2 (24)

A (m/s)

0.4 ± 0.1 (27)

0.5 ± 0.1 (24)

0.5 ± +0.8 (27)

0.5 ± 0.1 (24)

DT (ms)

220 ± 52 (27)

203 ± 43 (24)

193 ± 51 (27)

188 ± 42 (24)

Ees (mmHg/mL)

2.9 ± 0.5 (27)

3.1 ± 0.6 (20)

2.7 ± 0.6* (27)

3.5 ± 1 (19)

Ea (mmHg/mL)

1.61 ± 0.23* (27)

1.86 ± 0.31 (19)

1.74 ± 0.28 (27)

1.98 ± 0.39 (18)

Eai (mmHg/mL/m2)

3.0 ± 0.5* (27)

3.1 ± 0.4 (19)

3.3 ± 0.7 (27)

3.3 ± 0.5 (18)

Ea/Ees

0.59 ± 0.1 (27)

0.63 ± 0.12 (18)

0.7 ± 0.33 (27)

0.59 ± 0.16 (18)

Stiffness (mmHg/mL)

0.82 ± 0.17 (27)

0.82 ± 0.25 (19)

0.86 ± 0.21 (27)

0.88 ± 0.2 (18)

TPR/T (mmHg/mL)

1.07 ± 0.21 (27)

1.21 ± 0.30 (19)

1.06 ± 0.17 (27)

1.16 ± 0.32 (18)

PCWP (mmHg)

9.4 ± 1.7** (26)

10.3 ± 1.7 (23)

9.2 ± 1.9** (27)

10.1 ± 1.6 (24)

RVEDD basal (mm)

37 ± 4** (27)

34 ± 4 (24)

37 ± 5* (27)

33 ± 3 (24)

RA area (cm2)

15 ± 3** (27)

13 ± 2 (24)

14 ± 3** (27)

12 ± 2 (24)

2D Strain RV

29.6 ± 4.7 (27)

32.1 ± 4.5 (23)

27.9 ± 4.1 (27)

29.8 ± 3.2 (23)

S′RV (cm/s)

14.4 ± 2.2 (27)

14.5 ± 2.0 (22)

14.4 ± 2.0 (27)

13.5 ± 1.7 (22)

E′RV (cm/s)

17.3 ± 2.0 (27)

17.7 ± 3.3 (22)

15.4 ± 2.9 (27)

16.0 ± 4.0 (22)

A′RV (cm/s)

10.1 ± 2.9 (26)

10.5 ± 2.8 (22)

9.5 ± 2.5 (26)

10.3 ± 3.4 (22)

MPIRV

0.4 ± 0.2 (27)

0.4 ± 0.1 (24)

0.5 ± 0.1 (27)

0.5 ± 0.2 (24)

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. HR denotes heart rate; BP, blood pressure; LVEDD, left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic diameter; LVESD, LV end-systolic diameter; LVEDV; LV end-diastolic volume; LVEDVi, LVEDV indexed to body surface area; LVESV, LV end-systolic volume; SV, stroke volume; SVi, stroke volume indexed to body surface area; EF, ejection fraction; LA, left atrium; 2D strainLV, 2-dimensional global LV strain; S′LV E′LV A′LV, mean value of peak systolic, early and lateral diastolic longitudinal myocardial velocity respectively in basal LV septal and lateral wall; E, peak early transmitral flow velocity, A; peak transmitral flow velocity due to atrial contraction; DT; deceleration time; Ees; end-systolic LV elastance; Ea, arterial elastance; Eai; arterial elastance normalized to body surface area; TPR/T, ratio between the total peripheral vascular resistance and the heart rate; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; RVEDD, right ventricular (RV) end-diastolic diameter at basal region of the RV; 2D strainRV, 2-Dimensional strain at the lateral RV wall; RA, right atrium; S′RV, E′RV and A′RV, mean value of peak systolic, early and lateral diastolic longitudinal myocardial velocity respectively in lateral RV wall; MPIRV, RV myocardial performance index; *Denotes statistical significance of p < 0.01 between the sexes; **Denotes statistical significance of p < 0.05 between the sexes; Denotes statistical significance of p < 0.05 between baseline and post exercise for the same sex.