Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Sport Cardiology: a Growing Role in Clinical Dilemmas.
Viviana MaestriniCamilla TorlascoRebecca HughesJames C MoonPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular translational research (2020)
Exercise training induces morphological and functional cardiovascular adaptation known as the "athlete's heart" with changes including dilatation, hypertrophy, and increased stroke volume. These changes may overlap with pathological appearances. Distinguishing athletic cardiac remodelling from cardiomyopathy is important and is a frequent medical dilemma. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has a role in clinical care as it can refine discrimination of health from a disease where ECG and echocardiography alone have left or generated uncertainty. CMR can more precisely assess cardiac structure and function as well as characterise the myocardium detecting key changes including myocardial scar and diffuse fibrosis. In this review, we will review the role of CMR in sports cardiology.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance
- left ventricular
- healthcare
- heart failure
- atrial fibrillation
- public health
- palliative care
- computed tomography
- cardiac surgery
- mental health
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- health information
- quality improvement
- risk assessment
- thoracic surgery
- brain injury
- blood brain barrier
- acute kidney injury
- human health