Left ventricular function during exercise in trained pre‐adolescent soccer players

It is unclear, what the underlying cardiovascular mechanisms are that give rise to the high level of aerobic fitness seen in youth soccer players. The aim of the study was to evaluate global and regional markers of systolic and diastolic function in a group of pre‐adolescent soccer players during an incremental exercise test. Twenty‐two, male soccer players (SP) from two professional soccer clubs (age: 12.0 ± 0.3 years) volunteered for the...