Key result
Echocardiography differentiates benign exercise-induced adaptations from life-threatening cardiomyopathies.
Why the study?
Exercise-induced cardiac adaptations must be distinguished from life-threatening cardiovascular diseases sharing phenotypic features, such as hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy, to accurately screen athletes and prevent catastrophic outcomes.
Echocardiography is a valuable modality for evaluating cardiac adaptations to exercise and differentiating the athlete's heart from life-threatening cardiovascular diseases.
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Echocardiography aids athlete evaluation; leaves open need for standardized protocols and outcome trials.
Albaeni et al. (2021) conducted a review in Athlete's heart. Echocardiography was evaluated. Echocardiography provides a comprehensive evaluation of cardiac structures and function, allowing clinicians to differentiate benign exercise-induced adaptations from life-threatening cardiomyopathies.
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