ReviewEcho research and practice2023
The athlete's heart: insights from echocardiography.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance reference values ("normal values") in cardiovascular magnetic resonance: 2025 update.Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance · 2025Guideline
- Predictive Effect of Echocardiographic Assessment of Myocardial Efficiency on Martial Arts Performance.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Observational
- The Right Heart of Elite Male and Female Cyclists: A Comparative Study of Cycling Disciplines.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Atrial and ventricular longitudinal strain in elite cyclists.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026Article
- Echocardiographic factors associated with prolonged duration of inotrope therapy and ICU length of stay in a retrospective study of cardiac surgery patients.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2026Article
- Phenotyping the Structure and Function of the Heart of Elite Sailors: Implications for Pre-Participation Cardiac Screening.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Echocardiography in Athletes: the Ever-Evolving Assessment of Physiology Versus Pathology.Current cardiology reports · 2026Review
- Noninvasive biventricular pressure-strain-volume loop-derived myocardial work analysis in competitive athletes.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Incremental diagnostic value of 24-hour Holter monitoring during training in elite athlete preparticipation screening.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Associations between echocardiographic parameters and aerobic performance in young athletes.PeerJ · 2026Article
- Integrated cardiac, endocrine, and genetic assessment in adolescent basketball players.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Beyond hypertrophy: a network physiology perspective on the cardio-neuromuscular trade-off in elite soccer.Frontiers in network physiology · 2026Article
- Exercise echocardiography for improved assessment of diastolic filling dynamics.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
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- Echocardiography in the cardiac assessment of young athletes: a 2025 guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography (endorsed by Cardiac Risk in the Young).Echo research and practice · 2025Review
- Vitamin D Deficiency Does Not Impair Diastolic Function in Elite Athletes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- The athletes heart-from acute stimulus to chronic adaptation.British medical bulletin · 2025Review
- The Effects of Endurance Training and High-Intensity Resistance Training on Pulse Wave Velocity and QT Dispersion.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Differential diagnosis between 'athlete's heart' and cardiomyopathies.The British journal of cardiology · 2025Article
- Differences in cardiac mechanics assessed by left ventricular hemodynamic forces in athletes and patients with hypertension.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
The manifestations of the athlete's heart can create diagnostic challenges during an echocardiographic assessment. The classifications of the morphological and functional changes induced by sport participation are often beyond 'normal limits' making it imperative to identify any overlap between pathology and normal physiology. The phenotype of the athlete's heart is not exclusive to one chamber or function. Therefore, in this narrative review, we consider the effects of sporting discipline and training volume on the holistic athlete's heart, as well as demographic factors including ethnicity, body size, sex, and age.
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