Diagnostic Workflow in Competitive Athletes with Ventricular Arrhythmias and Suspected Concealed Cardiomyopathies.
Maria Lucia NarducciMichela CammaranoValeria NovelliAntonio BisignaniChiara PavoneFrancesco PernaGianluigi BencardinoGaetano PinnacchioMassimiliano BiancoPaolo ZeppilliVincenzo PalmieriGemma PelargonioPublished in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) (2021)
The diagnosis of structural heart disease in athletes with ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and an apparently normal heart can be very challenging. Several pieces of evidence demonstrate the importance of an extensive diagnostic work-up in apparently healthy young patients for the characterization of concealed cardiomyopathies. This study shows the various diagnostic levels and tools to help identify which athletes need deeper investigation in order to unmask possible underlying heart disease.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- congenital heart disease
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
- pulmonary embolism
- high school
- electronic health record
- patient reported