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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging plays an important role in differentiating physiological athletic adaptation from underlying cardiac pathology in highly trained athletes.
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is a valuable tool for differentiating physiological athletic adaptation from underlying cardiomyopathies in highly trained athletes.
May aid differentiation in athletes with equivocal findings; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before broader adoption.
Exercise-associated benefits on the cardiovascular systems are well established. Although exercise-associated sudden cardiac death is rare, most deaths in young athletes are due to hereditary or congenital cardiac diseases. Athletic adaptation itself is associated with several structural changes that overlap those observed in individuals with cardiomyopathies, often leading to dilemmas for the clinician regarding life-changing decisions including advice against competitive sports participation. Cardiac magnetic resonance plays an increasingly important role in helping to establish an accurate diagnosis in these individuals. This review highlights the role of cardiac magnetic resonance in differentiating physiological adaptation in athletes from pathology.
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Gati et al. (2018) conducted a review in Athletic adaptation and cardiomyopathies in highly trained athletes. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging was evaluated. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging plays an important role in differentiating physiological athletic adaptation from underlying cardiac pathology in highly trained athletes.
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