Athlete's heart patterns in elite rugby players: effects of training specificities. [Le cœur d'athlète du joueur de rugby professionnel : effets des spécificités de l'entraînement.]

Autor: Chevalier, Laurent, Kervio, Gaëlle, Corneloup, Luc, Vincent, Marie-Pierre, Baudot, Christophe, Rebeyrol, Jean-Louis, Merle, Francis, Gencel, Laurent, Carré, François
Přispěvatelé: CIC-IT Rennes, Hôpital Pontchaillou-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Laboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image (LTSI), Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Archives of cardiovascular diseases
Archives of cardiovascular diseases, Elsevier/French Society of Cardiology, 2013, 106 (2), pp.72-8. ⟨10.1016/j.acvd.2012.10.002⟩
Archives of cardiovascular diseases, 2013, 106 (2), pp.72-8. ⟨10.1016/j.acvd.2012.10.002⟩
ISSN: 1875-2136
1875-2128
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2012.10.002⟩
Popis: International audience; BACKGROUND: Athlete's heart patterns have been widely described. However, to our knowledge, few studies have focused on professional rugby players, who train differently according to their field position. AIM: To describe electrocardiographic and echocardiographic patterns observed in elite rugby players according to their field position. METHODS: One hundred and thirty-five professional rugby players at the end of the competitive season were included. RESULTS: According to a modified Pelliccia's classification, 68.1% of electrocardiograms were normal or had minor abnormalities, 27.2% were mildly abnormal and 3.7% were distinctly abnormal. Heart rate was higher in scrum first-row players (P
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