Detraining-related changes in left ventricular wall thickness and longitudinal strain in a young athlete likely to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: 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 regression of LV hypertrophy and improvement in myocardial deformation in a junior athlete likely to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Key pointsHypertrophic cardiomyopathy in adolescent athletes can be discovered by 12-lead ECGPhysical training is an important trigger for the clinical presentation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyReverse LV remodeling (wall thickness reduction) with detraining is a common echocardiographic finding in athletes with physiological hypertrophyThis report demonstrates that reverse remodeling can also be found in adolescent athletes likely to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Institution: University of Messina
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2130649780