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The morphofunctional characteristics of 47 young athletes (rowers) were studied. Stage I essential hypertension was found in 25.6% of the young athletes and high normal blood pressure (BP) in 8.5% of the athletes. Detailed clinical and functional observation has shown that, in the group of rowers with an elevated BP, the weight of the left ventricle myocardium was increased and the functional reserve was reduced as compared to the group of athletes with a normal BP level.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Smolensky, S.Yu. Zolicheva, A.V. Mikhailova, K.A. Kamaev, L.I. Kolbaya, 2010, published in Fiziologiya Cheloveka, 2010, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 107–110.
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Smolensky, A.V., Zolicheva, S.Y., Mikhailova, A.V. et al. Morphofunctional characteristics of young rowers with increased blood pressure. Hum Physiol 36, 462–465 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119710040122
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