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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018 Sep;50(9):1940–1949. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001619

Table 2.

LV Structural Parameters

Time Point

BR−2 BR7 BR21 BR31 BR70 BR+0 BR+3
LVEDV, ml
  CONT 137.8 (122.8–152.8) 122.2 * (107.2–137.2) 112.6 * (97.2–128.1) 111.8 * (96.8–126.8) 114.5 * (99.5–129.5) 114.6 * (98.9–130.3) 128.8 (113.7–144.0)
  Ex 142.5 (133.2–151.8) 136.1 (126.8–145.5) 140.0 (130.7–149.3) 141.7 (132.4–151.1) 136.2 (126.9–145.5) 130.2 (120.6–139.8) 144.2 (134.9–153.6)
  ExT 143.3 (133.2–153.4) 141.7 (131.6–151.8) 139.6 (129.2–150.0) 141.4 (131.3–151.5) 140.9 (130.8–151.0) 142.0 (131.7–152.4) 142.7 (132.6–152.8)
LVESV, ml
  CONT 46.5 (40.4–52.6) 40.5 * (34.4–46.6) 38.0 * (31.6–44.4) 38.0 * (31.8–44.1) 39.2 * (33.1–45.3) 38.8 * (32.3–45.4) 44.3 (38.0–50.5)
  Ex 53.5 (48.7–58.4) 46.4 * (41.6–51.3) 46.9 * (42.1–51.7) 48.1 (43.3–52.9) 44.6 * (39.8–49.4) 48.1 (43.1–53.1) 51.3 (46.4–56.1)
  ExT 49.2 (44.6–53.8) 50.8 (46.2–55.5) 47.0 (42.2–51.8) 50.9 (46.3–55.5) 48.9 (44.2–53.5) 51.9 (47.1–56.8) 52.8 (48.2–57.4)
LVIDd, cm
  CONT 5.22 (4.92–5.51) 5.09 (4.79–5.38) 4.92 * (4.63–5.22) 4.84 * (4.55–5.14) 4.84 * (4.55–5.14) 4.77 * (4.48–5.07) 5.02 * (4.72–5.31)
  Ex 5.21 (5.05–5.37) 5.16 (5.00–5.32) 5.08 (4.91–5.24) 5.15 (4.99–5.31) 5.11 (4.95–5.27) 5.14 (4.98–5.30) 5.10 (4.94–5.26)
  ExT 5.10 (4.81–5.39) 5.08 (4.79–5.37) 5.06 (4.76–5.35) 5.02 (4.72–5.31) 5.17 (4.88–5.46) 5.16 (4.87–5.45) 5.31 (5.01–5.60)
LV PW, cm
  CONT 0.81 (0.73–0.90) 0.77 * (0.68–0.85) 0.75 * (0.67–0.84) 0.72 * (0.64–0.81) 0.73 * (0.64–0.81) 0.72 * (0.64–0.81) 0.72 * (0.64–0.80)
  Ex 0.79 (0.71–0.86) 0.80 (0.73–0.87) 0.79 (0.71–0.86) 0.81 (0.74–0.88) 0.80 (0.73–0.87) 0.81 (0.74–0.88) 0.81 (0.74–0.88)
  ExT 0.71 (0.62–0.80) 0.71 (0.62–0.80) 0.69 (0.60–0.78) 0.70 (0.61–0.79) 0.72 (0.63–0.81) 0.72 (0.63–0.81) 0.73 (0.64–0.82)
LV IVSW, cm
  CONT 0.75 (0.65–0.84) 0.76 (0.66–0.85) 0.75 (0.66–0.84) 0.71 (0.62–0.80) 0.70 * (0.60–0.79) 0.68 * (0.59–0.77) 0.67 * (0.58–0.76)
  Ex 0.73 (0.67–0.79) 0.73 (0.67–0.79) 0.74 (0.68–0.80) 0.75 (0.69–0.81) 0.75 (0.69–0.81) 0.75 (0.69–0.81) 0.76 (0.70–0.82)
  ExT 0.68 (0.59–0.76) 0.68 (0.60–0.76) 0.69 (0.60–0.77) 0.68 (0.60–0.76) 0.68 (0.59–0.76) 0.70 (0.61–0.78) 0.69 (0.61–0.78)
LV mass, g
  CONT 142 (129–154) 126 * (114–138) 122 * (109–134) 119 * (107–131) 123 * (111–135) 117 * (104–130) 133 * (120–145)
  Ex 144 (136–152) 146 (138–154) 140 (132–148) 144 (136–151) 145 (137–152) 140 (132–148) 148 (140–156)
  ExT 152 (144–161) 151 (142–160) 153 (144–162) 155 (146–163) 153 (144–162) 146 (137–155) 150 (141–159)
LVM/EDV
  CONT 1.03 (0.97–1.09) 1.04 (0.98–1.09) 1.08 (1.02–1.10) 1.07 (1.01–1.10) 1.08 (1.02–1.12) 1.02 (0.97–1.09) 1.04 (0.98–1.09)
  Ex 1.07 (1.00–1.14) 1.07 (1.00–1.14) 1.09 (1.02–1.15) 1.09 (1.02–1.16) 1.10 (1.02–1.16) 1.04 (0.97–1.11) 1.06 (0.98–1.13)
  ExT 1.03 (0.97–1.09) 1.04 (0.98–1.11) 1.02 (0.96–1.06) 1.02 (0.96–1.08) 1.07 (1.01–1.12) 1.08 (1.02 –1.15) 1.02 (0.98–1.09)
LV length, cm
  CONT 8.09 (7.78–8.41) 8.01 (7.70–8.32) 7.97 (7.66–8.29) 7.92 (7.61–8.23) 7.78 * (7.46–8.09) 7.73 * (7.41–8.04) 7.88 * (7.56–8.19)
  Ex 8.37 (8.11–8.63) 8.27 (8.01–8.53) 8.28 (8.02–8.54) 8.30 (8.04–8.55) 8.27 (8.02–8.53) 8.35 (8.09–8.60) 8.33 (8.08–8.59)
  ExT 8.21 (7.93–8.48) 8.12 (7.84–8.39) 8.17 (7.90–8.45) 8.13 (7.85–8.40) 8.13 (7.86–8.41) 8.10 (7.83–8.38) 8.20 (7.93–8.48)

BR, bed rest day; LV, left ventricular; EDV, end diastolic volume; ESV, end systolic volume; IDd, internal diameter diastole; PW, posterior wall; IVSW, intraventricular septal wall. Values are mean and 95% CI.

*

p<0.007 vs. BR−2.