Hemodynamic status of prepubertal and pubertal hockey players

Abstract

The hemodynamic status of 11-15-year-old hockey players depending on their age and puberty stage were studied and compared with hemodynamic parameters of the control group. It was found that regular muscle training has a dominant effect on the functional state of cardiovascular system (CVS) in prepuberty and puberty. It was proved that in hockey players a decrease in the heart rate (H R) and an increase in the stroke volume (SV) result in a significant increase in systolic blood pressure (SBP) at the age of 11-14 years and a progressive increase in total peripheral vascular resistance (PVR), in contrast to significantly lower values in the control group. The urgent adaptation of CVS to graduated physical activities at the age of 11-13 years leads to an enhancement of vascular spasmodic reactions while SV remains constant. It was found that in adolescent hockey players have consistently high SV and SBP; at the same time, maximal values of HR, cardiac output (CO) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were observed at the stages I and II of the puberty period; then, at the stage III, these parameters decrease. I n the control group, hymodinamic status changed in an opposite way. This may be an evidence of the stress effect of physical activities which results in the adaptive reactions of CVS rather than reactions typical of the puberty period.