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Non-invasive diagnostic strategies and preparticipation screening are crucial for distinguishing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from physiological remodeling in athletes to prevent sudden cardiac death.
This review highlights non-invasive strategies to distinguish hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from physiological athlete's heart and discusses controversies in preparticipation screening approaches between the US and Europe.
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Warrants caution in athlete screening protocols; leaves open standardized approaches amid US-Europe controversies.
Barry J. Maron (2009) conducted a review in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and athlete's heart. Non-invasive diagnostic strategies and preparticipation screening was evaluated. Non-invasive diagnostic strategies and preparticipation screening are crucial for distinguishing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from physiological remodeling in athletes to prevent sudden cardiac death.
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