Why the study?
Do Doppler echocardiographic parameters of LV diastolic function differentiate between physiologic (athlete) and pathologic (hypertensive) LV hypertrophy?
Population
124 subjects including 49 athletes with LV hypertrophy due to endurance training, 49 patients with LV…
Comparison
Physiologic LV hypertrophy (athletes) vs Pathologic LV hypertrophy and untrained healthy…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support Doppler differentiation of athlete versus hypertensive LV hypertrophy; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Do Doppler echocardiographic parameters of LV diastolic function differentiate between physiologic (athlete) and pathologic (hypertensive) LV hypertrophy?
Doppler echocardiography can differentiate between physiologic LV hypertrophy in athletes (normal diastolic function) and pathologic LV hypertrophy in hypertensive patients (diastolic dysfunction).
Schannwell et al. (2002) studied this question.