Table 3.
Global longitudinal strain (ɛ) and strain rate (SR) using two-dimensional myocardial speckle tracking echocardiography taken before (Pre), after 6 months (Post) of supervised training and a 6-week detraining period
| Endurance Trained (n = 10) | Resistance Trained (n = 12) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Pre | Post | Detraining | Pre | Post | Detraining |
| Peak ɛ (%) | −16.80 ± 0.69 | −17.37 ± 0.72 | −17.25 ± 0.62 | −16.59 ± 0.64 | −17.06 ± 0.39 | −18.71 ± 0.44 |
| SRS (s−1) | −1.24 ± 0.05 | −1.12 ± 0.05 | −1.15 ± 0.04 | −1.14 ± 0.03 | −1.10 ± 0.03 | −1.17 ± 0.03 |
| SRE (s−1) | 1.73 ± 0.08 | 1.73 ± 0.09 | 1.57 ± 0.11 | 1.57 ± 0.08 | 1.56 ± 0.06 | 1.71 ± 0.08 |
| SRA (s−1) | 0.78 ± 0.07 | 0.74 ± 0.08 | 0.70 ± 0.08 | 0.80 ± 0.05 | 0.77 ± 0.04 | 0.84 ± 0.06 |
E/A, ratio of peak early to peak late diastolic strain rate; SRS, peak systolic strain rate; SRE, peak early diastolic strain rate; SRA, peak late diastolic strain rate.