Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Sport Cardiology: a Growing Role in Clinical Dilemmas.
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.
['Maestrini|Viviana|V|', 'Torlasco|Camilla|C|', 'Hughes|Rebecca|R|', 'Moon|James C|JC|0000-0001-8071-1491']
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia D056352:Athletes D002309:Cardiology D059267:Cardiomegaly, Exercise-Induced D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic D003937:Diagnosis, Differential D006801:Humans D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging D010807:Physical Endurance D011237:Predictive Value of Tests D011379:Prognosis D013178:Sports Medicine D016277:Ventricular Function, Left D016278:Ventricular Function, Right D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
Sport cardiology CMR Athlete’s heart