Similarities in the profile of cardiopulmonary exercise testing between patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and strength athletes: Table 1

66 young males, comprising 19 elite strength athletes (Greek Olympic weight lifting team), 20 elite endurance athletes (national team middle and long distance runners), and 27 subjectively asymptomatic patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and recent physical activity.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CET)

Comparison between HCM patients, strength athletes, and endurance athletes

Metabolic parameters from cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CET) to differentiate between groupssurrogate