Effect of a physical conditioning program upon left ventricular ejection fractions determined serially by a noninvasive technique.
6 clinically normal subjects underwent a 3-month physical conditioning program with the ejection fractions determined before and after physical conditioning using a scintillation probe. All subjects achieved a conditioning effect as evidenced by increased treadmill test duration after conditioning (mean duration before conditioning: 658 vs. 715 sec after conditioning; p less than 0.02). All 6 subjects increased resting ejection fractions after conditioning (mean ejection fraction before conditioning: 54.5 +/- 5.4%; mean ejection fraction after conditioning: 67.0 +/- 9.0%; p less than 0.01). Thus, an aerobic physical conditioning program appears to increase resting ejection fractions in normal subjects.
D000328:Adult; D002302:Cardiac Output; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010809:Physical Fitness; D016276:Ventricular Function