scholarly journals Beware of regression of electrocardiographic abnormalities on detraining – It may not always mean ‘athlete's heart’

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Pedro Marques ◽  
António Freitas ◽  
João Abecasis
Keyword(s):  
Athlete’S Heart ◽  
Electrocardiographic Abnormalities ◽  
Athlete's Heart

scholarly journals Athlete’s Heart

Circulation ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 103 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Fagard
Keyword(s):  
Athlete’S Heart ◽  
Athlete's Heart

Abstract 12760: Left Ventricular (LV) Remodeling in Aortic Regurgitation Differs From Athlete’s Heart With Similar LV Volumes and is Closely Related to Different Fiber Stress Distribution

Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 130 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaspar Broch ◽  
Stefano deMarchi ◽  
Richard Massey ◽  
Svend Aakhus ◽  
Lars Gullestad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Aortic Regurgitation ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Athlete’S Heart ◽  
Endurance Athletes ◽  
Fiber Stress ◽  
Lv Remodeling ◽  
Lv Volumes ◽  
Athlete's Heart

Introduction: Elite endurance athletes often develop left ventricular dilatation comparable to that observed in aortic regurgitation (AR). Hypothesis: We hypothesized that the LV remodeling observed in athlete’s heart differs from that seen in AR, and that the difference may be attributed to different fiber stress distribution. Methods: Thirty asymptomatic patients with moderate to severe AR, 15 age matched elite endurance athletes (Athl) and 17 age matched healthy controls (C) where analyzed with 3D speckle tracking echocardiography. We calculated the ratio between peak systolic circumferential (CS) - and peak systolic longitudinal strain (LS) and end-systolic (ES) circumferential (ESSc) and meridional (ESSm) fiber stress. Results: LV ejection fraction in C, Athl and AR patients was (61 ± 2, 61 ± 3 and 62 ± 3%, respectively, p=NS). LV end-diastolic volume was 78 ± 11, 112 ± 13 and 117 ± 20 ml/m 2 in C, Athl and AR, respectively, (C vs AR and Athl, p<0.01, AR vs Athl, p=NS). A non-uniform contraction pattern with a rightward shift of the LS strain curve was observed in AR (Figure 1). The CS/LS ratio was 0.91 ± 0.11, 0.91 ± 0.16 and 1.12 ± 0.24 in C, Athl and AR, respectively, (AR vs C and Athl, p<0.01, C vs Athl, p=NS). Consistently, the ESSc/ESSm ratio was similar in C and Athl (1.75 ± 0.08 and 1.74 ± 0.07, respectively, p=NS) and lower in AR patients (1.67 ± 0.07, AR vs C and Athl, p<0.01), indicating a relative increase in meridional fiber stress in the AR group (Figure 2). Conclusions: We have demonstrated that LV remodeling in AR patients differs from athlete’s heart with similar LV volumes, and may be attributed to a shift in the circumferential-meridional fiber stress ratio in AR patients.

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Normal Reference Values of Biventricular Size and Function in Male Athlete’s Heart

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1755-1765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio D’Ascenzi ◽  
Francesca Anselmi ◽  
Pietro Piu ◽  
Caterina Fiorentini ◽  
Salvatore Francesco Carbone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Athlete’S Heart ◽  
Normal Reference ◽  
And Function ◽  
Athlete's Heart
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