ReviewWorld journal of cardiology2017
Cardiac damage in athlete's heart: When the "supernormal" heart fails!
Review in World journal of cardiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Brazilian Society of Cardiology and Brazilian Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine Updated Guidelines for Sports and Exercise Cardiology - 2019.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2019Guideline
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- Ufmylation Suppresses Unfolded Protein Response to Prevent Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.JACC. Basic to translational science · 2025Article
- Adaptive Changes in Endurance Athletes: A Review of Molecular, Echocardiographic and Electrocardiographic Findings.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Regulatory mechanisms of exercise-induced physiological cardiac hypertrophy: progress and prospects.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Hypertension-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Adolescents and Young Adults.Current hypertension reports · 2024Review
- Diastolic function and dysfunction in athletes.European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging · 2024Review
- Atrial Fibrillation in Endurance Training Athletes: Scoping Review.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Athlete's Heart: A Cardiovascular Step-By-Step Multimodality Approach.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
- Internet Use Amongst Professional Tennis Players.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2023Article
- Effects of acromegaly treatment on left ventricular systolic function assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography in relation to sex differences: results from a prospective single center study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Differential Diagnosis of Thick Myocardium according to Histologic Features Revealed by Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Korean journal of radiology · 2022Review
- Advanced cardiac imaging in athlete's heart: unravelling the grey zone between physiologic adaptation and pathology.La Radiologia medica · 2021Review
- Potential role of an athlete-focused echocardiogram in sports eligibility.World journal of cardiology · 2021Review
- Dietary Thiols: A Potential Supporting Strategy against Oxidative Stress in Heart Failure and Muscular Damage during Sports Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Sudden Cardiac Death in Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Users: A Literature Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Review
- Genetic Factors Involved in Cardiomyopathies and in Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Selective enhancement of cardiomyocyte efficiency results in a pernicious heart condition.PloS one · 2020Article
- Increased active phase atrial contraction is related to marathon runner performance.European journal of applied physiology · 2018Article
- The Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Sports Cardiology; Current Utility and Future Perspectives.Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine · 2018Review
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Authors and funding
11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Intense exercise may cause heart remodeling to compensate increases in blood pressure or volume by increasing muscle mass. Cardiac changes do not involve only the left ventricle, but all heart chambers. Physiological cardiac modeling in athletes is associated with normal or enhanced cardiac function, but recent studies have documented decrements in left ventricular function during intense exercise and the release of cardiac markers of necrosis in athlete's blood of uncertain significance. Furthermore, cardiac remodeling may predispose athletes to heart disease and result in electrical remodeling, responsible for arrhythmias. Athlete's heart is a physiological condition and does not require a specific treatment. In some conditions, it is important to differentiate the physiological adaptations from pathological conditions, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic dysplasia of the right ventricle, and non-compaction myocardium, for the greater risk of sudden cardiac death of these conditions. Moreover, some drugs and performance-enhancing drugs can cause structural alterations and arrhythmias, therefore, their use should be excluded.
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