DETRAINING-RELATED CHANGES IN LEFT VENTRICULAR WALL THICKNESS AND LONGITUDINAL STRAIN IN A YOUNG ATHLETE LIKELY TO HAVE HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

DETRAINING-RELATED CHANGES IN LEFT VENTRICULAR WALL THICKNESS AND LONGITUDINAL STRAIN IN A YOUNG ATHLETE LIKELY TO HAVE HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

One of the diagnostic criteria in order to differentiate between physiological and pathological left ventricular hypertrophy is the wall thickness reduction after at least 3-month detraining period, which is considered a marker of the athlete's heart. This report describes detraining-related re...

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Main Authors: Cesare de Gregorio, Giampiero Speranza, Alberto Magliarditi, Pietro Pugliatti, Giuseppe Andò, Sebastiano Coglitore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Uludag 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Subjects:
Athlete's heart
detraining
echocardiography
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
left ventricular hypertrophy
myocardial function
strain echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.jssm.org/vol11/n3/28/v11n3-28text.php

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