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Heart and athlete.

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Regular participation in intensive physical exercise is associated with electro-morphological changes in the heart. This benign process is called athlete's heart. Athlete's heart resembles few pathologic conditions in some aspects. So differentiation of these conditions is very important which otherwise may lead to a catastrophic event such as sudden death. The most common causes of sudden death in young athletes are cardiomyopathies, congenital coronary anomalies, and ion channelopathies. The appropriate screening strategy to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes remains a challenging issue. The purpose of this review is to describe the characteristics of athlete's heart and demonstrate how to differentiate it from pathologic conditions that can cause sudden death.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Mohammad Alasti, Bita Omidvar, Mohammad Hossein Jadbabaei

Institutions: Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1564418939

FWCI: 0.214

Cites: 47

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10