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February 14, 2015European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular ImagingOpen Access

The multi-modality cardiac imaging approach to the Athlete's heart: an expert consensus of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

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Athletes requiring differentiation of physiological changes due to intensive training from serious cardiac…

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MGMaurizio GalderisiNCNuno CardimADAntonello D’Andrea

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Overview

Echocardiography-first strategy with selective CMR now standardizes athlete evaluation; extends prior consensus by restricting radiation-based modalities.

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Population
Athletes requiring differentiation of physiological changes due to intensive training from serious cardiac diseases (e.g., hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease)
I
Intervention
Multi-modality cardiac imaging approach (echocardiography, CMR, exercise ECG, stress echocardiography, CCT, nuclear cardiology)
O
Outcome
Differentiation of physiological changes from serious cardiac diseases

This expert consensus outlines a multi-modality imaging strategy to differentiate physiological athlete's heart from pathological conditions, emphasizing echocardiography and CMR while restricting radiation-based techniques.

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Galderisi et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ca58550d6249878ba484fhttps://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeu323
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