Study of the Remodeling of the Ascending Aorta During the Sports Season in Long Distance Triathletes Versus Controls
Study of the Remodeling of the Ascending Aorta During the Sports Season in Long Distance Triathletes Versus Controls
Regular sustained physical activity creates a cardiac remodelling : it is athlete's heart. In our preliminary work published in 2016, the investigators demonstrated in a small population of triathletes that there is also a vascular remodelling named athlete's artery. Moreover, the investigators know that left ventricle and aorta behave together like a couple. So they want to study by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging the impact of triathlon on the cardiac AND aortic remodelling.
Inclusion Criteria:
to be enrolled in a social security plan.
to have a BMI between 18,5 and 25 kg/m²
to have received full information on the organization of the research and having signed its informed consent
to have carried out a clinical screening adapted to the research
*** Triathlete group:
to have a minimum performance level: between 2h and 2h45 on an M triathlon during the past year (provide proof),
to participate in 2018 in a long distance triathlon, i. e. at least distance L
to have a defined training volume: less than 8 hours per week during the winter months and between 10 and 15 hours per week in preparation of the objective
***Control group:
to have no more than 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week (footing, brisk walking, cycling, etc.).
Exclusion Criteria: