Exercise Training in Athletes with Bicuspid Aortic Valve Does Not Result in Increased Dimensions and Impaired Performance of the Left Ventricle

Table 4

BAV sedentary: details of echocardiographic parameters during the 5-year followup.

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	P
AGE	30±8.1	31±7.5	32±9.2	33±9.5	34±8.3
IVS (mm)	9.63±2.38	9.39±2.69	9.19±2.87	8.87±3.09	8.71±3.15	NS
PW (mm)	9.47±2.36	9.25±2.66	9.07±2.84	8.76±3.06	8.60±3.12	NS
LVEDd (mm)	49.41±12.24	48.08±13.77	47.15±14.70	45.38±15.74	44.58±16.06	NS
LDDS (mm)	28±7.99	30.46±8.90	29.84±9.46	28.67±9.91	28.16±10.11	NS
CMI in (g/m^2)	95.44±14.52	97.85±15.42	96.55±16.68	98.67±14.68	95.97±16.85	NS
EF (%)	65.22±4.1	64±3.4	66.54±2.5	65.65±3.0	63.85±3.3	NS
Aortic vel. (m/sec)	1.35±0.4	1.40±0.2	1.37±0.3	1.34±0.3	1.38±0.3	NS
Ao valve gradient (mmHg)	7.29±4.23	7.84±5.12	7.51±4.92	7.18±4.68	7.62±5.03	NS

EF: ejection fraction; IVS: interventricular septum; PW: posterior wall; LVDd: left ventricle diastolic diameter; LVSd: left ventricle systolic diameter; CMI: cardiac mass index; Ao valve gradient: aortic valve gradient.