Female Athletes Show Unique Heart Adaptations Compared to Males

Female athletes show unique heart adaptations compared to males

Intensive exercise- and sport changes the heart of an athlete. Research led by Amsterdam UMC shows that the hearts of female athletes have different characteristics than those of male athletes.

The hearts of female elite athletes adapt differently than those of male elite athletes, research reveals

Intensive exercise and sport changes the heart of an athlete. Research led by Amsterdam UMC shows that the hearts of female athletes have different characteristics than those of male athletes.

The spectrum of eccentric left ventricular hypertrophy in endurance sports disciplines

Endurance sports disciplines largely differ in terms of specific training and event modalities, likely resulting in diverse morpho-functional cardiac chang

Dutch study find female athletes heart beats to a different drum - DutchNews.nl

Groundbreaking research into changes to the heart of women athletes will set a new standard for female heart healthcare, researchers...

Female Elite Athletes’ Hearts Adapt Differently Than Male Counterparts

Intensive athletic training propels the human heart into remarkable adaptations, sculpting its morphology to meet the elevated demands of sustained physical exertion. Recent research conducted by Amsterdam UMC sheds light on a critical, sex-specific divergence in how male and female athlete hearts remodel in response to top-tier training stress. Unlike their male counterparts, whose elite status is often marked by the hallmark combination of myo…