{"id":14948,"date":"2014-09-06T01:07:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T01:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiophile.org\/?p=14948"},"modified":"2014-09-06T01:07:48","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T01:07:48","slug":"athletic-heart-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletic heart syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2U1_PmK9SyQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Athletic heart syndrome<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Athletic heart syndrome: It is common knowledge that your muscles become stronger and thicker if you exercise them frequently. The same is true of the heart muscle. Athletic heart (athlete&#8217;s heart) is hypertrophy (thickening of the walls) due to the regular physical training. Well trained athletes have a slow heart rate and sometimes lower grades of atrioventricular blocks (block in the conduction of electrical signals from the upper chambers of the heart to the lower chambers) as part of the <em><strong>athletic heart syndrome<\/strong><\/em>. Lower resting heart rates in trained athletes prevents undue increase in heart rates with exercise. The opposite is seen a physically deconditioned individual, who has a rapid increase in heart rate even with low grades of exercise.<br \/>\n<em>It is important to differentiate between athletic heart syndrome&nbsp;from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy<\/em> (an inherited disorder of the heart muscle characterized by gross and often asymmetric thickening of the heart muscles) as the latter condition can cause sudden death during sports. The ideal method of differentiating this hypertrophy due to training from other causes is by deconditioning. That is to stop athletic training for a few weeks and observe whether the hypertrophy regresses. If it regresses, it is true athletic heart. If not, other causes like <a href=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/diagnosis-of-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy\/\">hypertrophic cardiomyopathy<\/a> have to be thought of. Athletic heart is a physiological (natural) response to exercise training and is not considered as a disease state. It is an adaptation of the heart to constantly increased workload imposed by exercise training and allows the heart to deliver more blood to the exercising muscles with an elevated oxygen demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletic heart (athlete&#8217;s heart) is hypertrophy (thickening of the walls) due to the regular physical training. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heart-disease-faq"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Athletic heart syndrome - hypertrophy regresses on deconditioning<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Athletic heart syndrome: Athletic heart (athlete&#039;s heart) is hypertrophy (thickening of the walls) due to the regular physical training.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Athletic heart syndrome - hypertrophy regresses on deconditioning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Athletic heart syndrome: Athletic heart (athlete&#039;s heart) is hypertrophy (thickening of the walls) due to the regular physical training.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-09-06T01:07:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Johnson Francis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Johnson Francis\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Johnson Francis\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5441d907049b914770f4bd98fb57feec\"},\"headline\":\"Athletic heart syndrome\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-09-06T01:07:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":270,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5441d907049b914770f4bd98fb57feec\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"articleSection\":[\"Heart Disease FAQ\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/\",\"name\":\"Athletic heart syndrome - hypertrophy regresses on deconditioning\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-09-06T01:07:48+00:00\",\"description\":\"Athletic heart syndrome: Athletic heart (athlete's heart) is hypertrophy (thickening of the walls) due to the regular physical training.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/athletic-heart-syndrome\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Athletic heart syndrome\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/\",\"name\":\"All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5441d907049b914770f4bd98fb57feec\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5441d907049b914770f4bd98fb57feec\",\"name\":\"Johnson Francis\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/80861b82c3f559be9e413245c5643b6c483c93495507facfe32cf96ccd8bcffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/80861b82c3f559be9e413245c5643b6c483c93495507facfe32cf96ccd8bcffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/80861b82c3f559be9e413245c5643b6c483c93495507facfe32cf96ccd8bcffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Johnson Francis\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/80861b82c3f559be9e413245c5643b6c483c93495507facfe32cf96ccd8bcffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\"},\"description\":\"Former Professor of Cardiology, Calicut Govt. Medical Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Editor-in-Chief, BMH Medical Journal\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/johnsonfrancis.org\\\/professional\\\/author\\\/jf\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Athletic heart syndrome - hypertrophy regresses on deconditioning","description":"Athletic heart syndrome: Athletic heart (athlete's heart) is hypertrophy (thickening of the walls) due to the regular physical training.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Athletic heart syndrome - hypertrophy regresses on deconditioning","og_description":"Athletic heart syndrome: Athletic heart (athlete's heart) is hypertrophy (thickening of the walls) due to the regular physical training.","og_url":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/","og_site_name":"All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders","article_published_time":"2014-09-06T01:07:48+00:00","author":"Johnson Francis","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Johnson Francis","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/"},"author":{"name":"Johnson Francis","@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/#\/schema\/person\/5441d907049b914770f4bd98fb57feec"},"headline":"Athletic heart syndrome","datePublished":"2014-09-06T01:07:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/"},"wordCount":270,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/#\/schema\/person\/5441d907049b914770f4bd98fb57feec"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","articleSection":["Heart Disease FAQ"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/","url":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/","name":"Athletic heart syndrome - hypertrophy regresses on deconditioning","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2014-09-06T01:07:48+00:00","description":"Athletic heart syndrome: Athletic heart (athlete's heart) is hypertrophy (thickening of the walls) due to the regular physical training.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/athletic-heart-syndrome\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Athletic heart syndrome"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/#website","url":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/","name":"All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/#\/schema\/person\/5441d907049b914770f4bd98fb57feec"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/#\/schema\/person\/5441d907049b914770f4bd98fb57feec","name":"Johnson Francis","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/80861b82c3f559be9e413245c5643b6c483c93495507facfe32cf96ccd8bcffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/80861b82c3f559be9e413245c5643b6c483c93495507facfe32cf96ccd8bcffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/80861b82c3f559be9e413245c5643b6c483c93495507facfe32cf96ccd8bcffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Johnson Francis"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/80861b82c3f559be9e413245c5643b6c483c93495507facfe32cf96ccd8bcffd?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"description":"Former Professor of Cardiology, Calicut Govt. Medical Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Editor-in-Chief, BMH Medical Journal","url":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/author\/jf\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14948\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}