Alexander J. Beaumont, Fergal M. Grace, Joanna C. Richards, Amy K. Campbell, Nicholas F. Sculthorpe
Key Points
Trained older men have larger left ventricular morphol-
ogy and superior diastolic function than age-matched
untrained yet healthy controls, determined by conven-
tional echocardiography.
The functional adaptations noted in older athletes are, in
the main, maintained with chronological age from mid-
dle and into older age.
Aerobic exercise is an effective non-pharmacological
therapy to preserve cardiac function during ageing and is
maintained with continuous exercise therapy