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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
In a cross-sectional study, central and peripheral arteries were investigated noninvasively in high-performance athletes and in untrained subjects. The diastolic inner vessel diameter (D) of the thoracic and abdominal aorta, the subclavian artery (Sub), and common femoral artery (Fem) were determined by duplex sonography in 18 able-bodied professional tennis players, 34 able-bodied elite road cyclist athletes, 26 athletes with paraplegia, 17 below-knee amputated athletes, and 30 able-bodied, untrained subjects. The vessel cross-sectional areas (CSA) were set in relation to body surface area (BSA), and the cross-section index (CS-index = CSA/BSA) was calculated. Volumetric blood flow was determined in Sub and Fem via a pulsed-wave Doppler system and was set in relation to heart rate to calculate the stroke flow. A significantly increased D of Sub was found in the racket arm of able-bodied tennis players compared with the opposite arm (19%). Fem of able-bodied road cyclist athletes and of the intact limb in below-knee amputated athletes showed similar increases. D of Fem was lower in athletes with paraplegia (37%) and in below-knee amputated athletes proximal to the lesion (21%) compared with able-bodied, untrained subjects; CS-indexes were reduced 57 and 31%, respectively. Athletes with paraplegia demonstrated a larger D (19%) and a larger CS-index in Sub (54%) than able-bodied, untrained subjects. No significant differences in D and CS-indexes of the thoracic and abdominal aorta were found between any of the groups. The changes measured in Sub and Fem were associated with corresponding alterations in blood flow and stroke flow in all groups. The study suggests that the size and blood flow volume of the proximal limb arteries are adjusted to the metabolic needs of the corresponding extremity musculature and underscore the impact of exercise training or disuse on the structure and the function of the arterial system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
8750-7587
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
95
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
685-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Amputees, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Aorta, Abdominal, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Aorta, Thoracic, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Bicycling, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Disabled Persons, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Extremities, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Femoral Artery, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Leg, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Paraplegia, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Physical Education and Training, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Regional Blood Flow, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Stroke Volume, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Subclavian Artery, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Tennis, pubmed-meshheading:12433857-Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Size and blood flow of central and peripheral arteries in highly trained able-bodied and disabled athletes.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical University Hospital, Freiburg, Department of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Sportsmedicine, Freiburg, Germany. honki@msm1.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article