Evaluation of endothelial function, lipids and autonomic nervous system in a framework of cardiovascular risk monitoring in adolescent and young athletes

The study included 15 adolescent and 28 young adult reserve athletes for the Olympic Games. Data analysis showed that the adolescent and young adult athletes had dysfunctional endothelium of the great vessels, spastic type of microcirculation, hyperactivity of the central contour of the autonomic nervous system regulation, and abnormalities in the blood lipid transport. These findings revealed high cost of physiological adaptation to exercise and high cardiovascular risk in these athletes. Our data suggest that continuous monitoring of the cardiovascular risk is necessary to prevent sudden death events and to provide a background for an implementation of the health-preserving technologies in high performance sport aimed at achieving sport victories.