Mean values ± SD | Handball players (Semi-recumbent ergometer) | Football players (Treadmill) | ||||
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At rest | After CPET | P value | At rest | After CPET | P value | |
E-wave (m/s) | 0.76 ± 0.15 | 0.72 ± 0.16 | 0.385 | 0.73 ± 0.16 | 0.71 ± 0.20 | 0.668 |
A-wave (m/s) | 0.43 ± 0.08 | 0.64 ± 0.19 | 0.002* | 0.41 ± 0.08 | 0.60 ± 0.19 | < 0.001* |
E/A-ratio | 1.82 ± 0.50 | 1.19 ± 0.40 | < 0.001* | 1.87 ± 0.67 | 1.24 ± 0.35 | < 0.001* |
Average e′ | 0.16 ± 0.04 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.004* | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.13 ± 0.02 | < 0.001* |
Average a′ | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.097 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | < 0.001* |
Average e′/a′-ratio | 1.90 ± 0.29 | 1.59 ± 0.37 | 0.011* | 1.78 ± 0.49 | 1.49 ± 0.50 | 0.021* |
Average E/e′-ratio | 4.94 ± 1.11 | 5.09 ± 1.01 | 0.602 | 4.94 ± 1.17 | 5.39 ± 1.28 | 0.007* |
TAPSE (cm) | 2.1 ± 1.3 | 2.0 ± 0.9 | 0.652 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 1.2 | 0.757 |
sPAP (mmHg) | 25.0 ± 4.3 | 23.8 ± 3.5 | 0.879 | 23.7 ± 2.9 | 22.5 ± 1.8 | 0.309 |