Key result
Excessive cardiac adaptation in athletes increases SCD risk when combined with genetic and acquired factors.
Why the study?
Recent evidence has blurred the benign nature of athletic hypertrophy, revealing a gray zone between physiological and pathological entities and higher sudden cardiac death risks in athletes.
Design
Review
Authors
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Requires distinguishing physiologic from pathologic remodeling in athletes to mitigate SCD risk; leaves open precise thresholds and genetic interactions for prospective study.
The review emphasizes the importance of distinguishing benign athletic heart adaptation from pathological and maladaptive hypertrophy to mitigate the risk of sudden cardiac death.
Abibillaev et al. (2020) conducted a review in Athletic heart syndrome and sudden cardiac death. Excessive cardiac adaptation in athletes can progress to a maladaptive gray zone that, combined with genetic and acquired factors, increases the risk of sudden cardiac death.
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