Why the study?
Left ventricular fibrosis can be identified by LGE CMR in some veteran athletes, but its prevalence and association with cardiac arrhythmia needed investigation.
Is veteran endurance training associated with myocardial fibrosis, and does fibrosis correlate with ventricular arrhythmias?
Is veteran endurance training associated with myocardial fibrosis, and does fibrosis correlate with ventricular arrhythmias?
Nearly half of veteran male endurance athletes exhibit mid-myocardial fibrosis, which is associated with an increased burden of ventricular ectopy.
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Fibrosis common in veteran athletes and tied to ventricular ectopy; leaves open malignant arrhythmia risk.
Farooq et al. (2022) studied this question.