Differentiation between athlete's heart and dilated cardiomyopathy in athletic individuals.

Lynne Martina MillarZephryn FantonGherardo FinocchiaroGabriel Sanchez-FernandezHarshil DhutiaAneil MalhotraAhmed MerghaniMichael PapadakisElijah R BehrNick BunceDavid OxboroughMatthew ReedJamie O'DriscollMaría Teresa Tomé-EstebanAndrew D'SilvaGerry Carr-WhiteJessica WebbRajan SharmaSanjay Sharma

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2020)

Comprehensive assessment using a cascade of routine investigations revealed that exercise stress echocardiography has the greatest discriminatory value in differentiating between grey-zone athletes and asymptomatic patients with DCM. Our findings require validation in larger studies.

Keyphrases

high intensity
left ventricular
heart failure
clinical practice
computed tomography
pulmonary hypertension
white matter
physical activity
single cell
case control
atrial fibrillation
resistance training
stress induced
multiple sclerosis
heat stress