Exercise is associated with unequivocal health benefits and results in many structural and
functional changes of the myocardium that enhance performance and prevent heart failure …

Distinct populations of stretch‐sensitive mechanoreceptors attached to myelinated vagal
afferents are found in the heart and adjoining coronary and pulmonary circulations …

Background Resting right heart catheterization can assess both left heart filling and
pulmonary artery (PA) pressures to identify and classify pulmonary hypertension. Although …

Purpose An augmented pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) response may explain
exercise intolerance in some humans. However, routine use of exercise hemodynamic …

With each heartbeat, the right ventricle (RV) inputs blood into the pulmonary vascular (PV)
compartment, which conducts blood through the lungs at low pressure and concurrently fills …

Background The effect of heart rate (HR) and body surface area (BSA) on pulmonary RC
time and right ventricular (RV) load is unknown. Methods To determine the association of …

Aims The real effects of the chronic consumption of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) on
cardiovascular structures are subjects of intense debate. The aim of the study was to detect …

Anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS) are used by power athletes to improve performance.
However, the real effects of the chronic consumption of AAS on cardiovascular structures are …

Methods Healthy EA and PA adults (45-65 yr) completed a standardized 3-T CMR protocol
with ventricular volumetry, LV LGE, and T1 mapping. Results Seventy-two EA and 20 PA …

Our aim was to conduct a sex-disaggregated analysis of pulmonary and systemic vascular
function in healthy individuals both at rest and during submaximal exercise. Healthy …