The impact of different body surface area prediction equations on ventricular dilatation prevalence in youth soccer players
Newly developed equations seemed the most accurate for BSA estimation in both male and female players: therefore, we suggest to adopt these equations for BSA estimation in youth soccer players. The BSA normalization impacts on the ventricular dilatation prevalence: therefore, we suggest to adopt the proper normalization approach to improve the clinical validity of echocardiography in athletes.
Authors
- Marco Alessandro Minetto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8434-0341)
- Chiara Busso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3715-6987)
- Andrea Ferraris
- John Shepherd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7635-170X)
- Angelo Pietrobelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9912-3232)
- Steven B. Heymsfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1127-9425)
- Elisabetta Toso
- Gianluca Alunni
- Massimo Magistrali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1758-961X)
- Federico Della Vecchia
Institutions
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
- University of Verona (IT)
- University of Hawaii System (US)
- Politecnico di Torino (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino (IT)
- Cancer Center of Hawaii (US)
- Torino e-district (IT)
- Manchester City Football Club (GB)
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center
- University of Turin (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1627460
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- Fondazione CRT
- European Commission
- Università degli Studi di Torino
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
- National Institutes of Health