Novel insights into the athlete's heart: is myocardial work the new champion of systolic function?
Marton TokodiAttila OláhAlexandra FábiánBálint Károly LakatosIstvan HizohMihály RuppertAlex Ali SayourBálint András BartaOrsolya KissNóra SydóEmese CsulakZsuzsanna LadányiBela MerkelyAttila KovácsTamás RadovitsPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2021)
GMWI precisely reflected LV contractility in a rat model of exercise-induced LV hypertrophy and captured the supernormal systolic performance in human athletes even at rest. Our findings endorse the utilization of MW analysis in the evaluation of the athlete's heart.