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Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes: morphologic features and clinical correlates.

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Atchley, AE; Douglas, PS
Published in: Cardiol Clin
August 2007

The athlete's heart is a constellation of cardiac morphologic changes, including increased left ventricular volume, increased left ventricular mass, increased left atrial volume, and right ventricular structural changes as a physiologic response to exercise training. These structural changes fall within the normal reference ranges of appropriately matched control subjects for most trained individuals; however, there are significant numbers of athletes who have "abnormal" measurements. The ability to distinguish between physiologic changes associated with the athlete's heart and structural abnormalities that may represent underlying cardiac disease is of paramount importance. Structural heart disease significantly increases risk for morbidity, mortality, and sudden death, especially during exercise or physical stress. This article reviews the morphologic changes associated with the athlete's heart.

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Cardiol Clin

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ISSN

0733-8651

Publication Date

August 2007

Volume

25

Issue

3

Start / End Page

371 / v

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Stroke Volume
  • Sports
  • Risk Factors
  • Prognosis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
  • Humans
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Echocardiography
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
 

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Atchley, A. E., & Douglas, P. S. (2007). Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes: morphologic features and clinical correlates. Cardiol Clin, 25(3), 371–v. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2007.06.009
Atchley, Allen E., and Pamela S. Douglas. “Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes: morphologic features and clinical correlates.Cardiol Clin 25, no. 3 (August 2007): 371–v. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2007.06.009.
Atchley AE, Douglas PS. Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes: morphologic features and clinical correlates. Cardiol Clin. 2007 Aug;25(3):371–v.
Atchley, Allen E., and Pamela S. Douglas. “Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes: morphologic features and clinical correlates.Cardiol Clin, vol. 25, no. 3, Aug. 2007, pp. 371–v. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2007.06.009.
Atchley AE, Douglas PS. Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes: morphologic features and clinical correlates. Cardiol Clin. 2007 Aug;25(3):371–v.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cardiol Clin

DOI

ISSN

0733-8651

Publication Date

August 2007

Volume

25

Issue

3

Start / End Page

371 / v

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Stroke Volume
  • Sports
  • Risk Factors
  • Prognosis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
  • Humans
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Echocardiography
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology