Blood pressure in athletic preparticipation evaluation and the implication for cardiac remodelling.
Kristofer HedmanKegan J MoneghettiJeffrey W ChristleShadi P BagherzadehMyriam AmsallemEuan AshleyVictor FroelicherFrancois HaddadPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2019)
In a large contemporary cohort of athletes, one-third presented with BP levels above the current US guidelines' thresholds for hypertension, highlighting that lowering the BP thresholds at PPE warrants careful consideration as well as efforts to standardise measurements. Higher systolic BP was associated with male sex, BMI and height and with LV remodelling and diastolic function, suggesting elevated BP in athletes during PPE may signify a clinically relevant condition.