Table 1. Echocardiographic parameters in professional soccer players and age matched controls.

	IVSd (mm)	LVPWd (mm)	LVIDd (mm)	LVIDs (mm)
Controls	9.0±0.31	9.1±0.9	48.1±0.95	31.9±0.96
Soccer players	10.2±0.20**	9.9±0.14**	50.6±0.80*	33.3±0.66

IVSd: interventricular septum thickness during diastole; LVPWd: left ventricular posterior wall thickness; LVIDd, LVIDs: left ventricular internal diameter during diastole and systole; n = 23 in each group,

*p<0.05,

**p<0.01 vs. control.