Abstract

CARMONA PUERTA, Raimundo et al. Morphofunctional characterization of the heart in a judo sport girls from the initiation school Hector Ruiz from Villa Clara province between January and March, 2011. Medicas UIS [online]. 2012, vol.25, n.3, pp.189-194. ISSN 0121-0319.

Introduction: the characteristics of the heart in young judocas have hardly been studied. Therefore, the objective was to know the morphological and functional cardiovascular adaptations in judo girls. Materials and methods: prospective cross-sectional study in 12 judogirls belonging to the school sports "Hector Ruiz", from Santa Clara, Cuba. Data were collected between january to march 2011. Was performed an echocardiogram and electrocardiogram to morphological and functional evaluation of the heart. Results: mean age was 15 ± 1.34 years and the sport history of 6.8 ± 1.94 years. The left ventricular end-diastolic diameter averaged 46.2 mm while the thickness of the interventricular septum and posterior wall was not more than 10 mm or less than 6 mm. The indices such as the h/r (0.34 ± 0.04), asymmetric septal hypertrophy (1.07 ± 0.11) and concentric hypertrophy (0.32 ± 0.03), behaved as expressed in parentheses. Contractility parameters were normal. All judocas were in sinus rhythm and two of them had an incomplete right bundle branch block (16.7%). Discussion: the athletes were in general stage of training a period associated in previous research to our finding . Others factors such as age, genetic profile and demographic elements has been implicated too. There is not presence of left ventricular hypertrophy. Conclusions: the judocas studied had low incidence of incomplete right bundle branch block. Non structural neither functional abnormalities in their hearts was found. In addition, your heart reflected a balanced state anaerobic-aerobic with greater trend to aerobic state. (MÉD.UIS. 2012;25(3):189-94).

Keywords : Heart; Judo; Judoca; Echocardiogram; Electrocardiogram.

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