A race against time: timing constraints of cardiac filling and athletic performance
Athletes are able to produce greater reductions in both LV ejection and diastolic filling time and generate higher stroke volumes during exercise, permitting greater cardiac outputs and a greater exercise response.
Authors
- Luke Spencer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4153-9048)
- Tim Van Puyvelde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3541-0264)
- Youri Bekhuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3903-5051)
- David L. Prior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-7026)
- Amy Mitchell
- E J Howden
- André La Gerche
- Kristel Janssens
- Stephanie J Rowe
- M Darragh Flannery
- Leah Wright
- Stephen J Foulkes
Institutions
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Jessa Hospital (BE)
- St Vincents Institute of Medical Research (AU)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
- Hasselt University (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00896.2025
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00