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Impact of American-Style Football Participation on Vascular Function

Although hypertension is common in American-style football (ASF) players, the presence of concomitant vascular dysfunction has not been previously characterized. We sought to examine the impact of ASF participation on arterial stiffness and to compare metrics of arterial function between collegiate...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2015-01, Vol.115 (2), p.262-267
Main Authors: Kim, Jonathan H., MD, Sher, Salman, MD, Wang, Francis, MD, Berkstresser, Brant, MS, ATC, Shoop, James L., MEd, ATC, Galante, Angelo, MD, Al Mheid, Ibhar, MD, Ghasemzadeh, Nima, MD, Hutter, Adolph M., MD, Williams, B. Robinson, MD, Sperling, Laurence S., MD, Weiner, Rory B., MD, Quyyumi, Arshed A., MD, Baggish, Aaron L., MD
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Summary:Although hypertension is common in American-style football (ASF) players, the presence of concomitant vascular dysfunction has not been previously characterized. We sought to examine the impact of ASF participation on arterial stiffness and to compare metrics of arterial function between collegiate ASF participants and nonathletic collegiate controls. Newly matriculated collegiate athletes were studied longitudinally during a single season of ASF participation and were then compared with healthy undergraduate controls. Arterial stiffness was characterized using applanation tonometry (SphygmoCor). ASF participants (n = 32, 18.4 ± 0.5 years) were evenly comprised of Caucasians (n = 14, 44%) and African-Americans (n = 18, 56%). A single season of ASF participation led to an increase in central aortic pulse pressure (27 ± 4 vs 34 ± 8 mm Hg, p
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.10.033