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Does life-long arduous exercise cause pathological myocardial changes leading to fatal arrhythmias in highly trained athletes?
Does life-long arduous exercise cause pathological myocardial changes leading to fatal arrhythmias in highly trained athletes?
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This case suggests that life-long arduous exercise may lead to fibrous replacement of the myocardium and left ventricular hypertrophy, potentially creating a substrate for fatal arrhythmias.
Whyte et al. (2007) studied this question.
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