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Unique Association of Rare Cardiovascular Disease in an Athlete With Ventricular Arrhythmias.

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Ventricular arrhythmias are a leading cause of non-elegibility to competitive sport. The failure to detect a significant organic substrate in the initial stage of screening does not preclude the identification of structural pathologies in the follow-up by using advanced imaging techniques. Here we report the case of a senior athlete judged not elegible because an arrhythmia with the morphology consistent with the origin of the left ventricle, in which subsequent execution of a cardiac MR and a thoracic CT scan has allowed the identification of an unique association between an area of myocardial damage, probable site of origine of the arrhythma, and a rare aortic malformation.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: V Santomauro, M Contursi, S Dellegrottaglie, G Borsellino

Institutions: Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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: W2186460136

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