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ReviewJACC. Cardiovascular imaging2026

Cardiovascular Imaging Considerations for Masters-Aged Athletes.

Dermot M Phelan, Guido Claessen, Thijs M H Eijsvogels, Timothy W Churchill, Elizabeth H Dineen, Sabiha Gati, J Sawalla Guseh, Jeffrey J Hsu, Ankit B Shah, Brett W Sperry and 7 more

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Review in JACC. Cardiovascular imaging, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Dermot M PhelanGragg Center for Cardiovascular Performance, Atrium Health, Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Guido ClaessenFaculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Biomedical Research Institute, Limburg Clinical Research Centre, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium; Hasselt Heart Center, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium; Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Thijs M H EijsvogelsDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Exercise Physiology Research Group, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Timothy W ChurchillCardiovascular Performance Program and Demoulas Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Elizabeth H DineenDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Sabiha GatiRoyal Brompton Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust and National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
J Sawalla GusehCardiovascular Performance Program and Demoulas Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jeffrey J HsuDepartment of Medicine, University of California in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ankit B ShahGeorgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA; Sports and Performance Cardiology LLC, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA.
Brett W SperrySaint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Meagan M WasfyCardiovascular Performance Program and Demoulas Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Andre La GercheHeart, Exercise & Research Trials Lab, St Vincent's Institute/Victor Chang Cardiovascular Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Australia.
Matthew W MartinezSports Cardiology and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Atlantic Health System, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey, USA.
Michael PapadakisCity St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom; St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; Cleveland Clinic London, London, United Kingdom.
Aaron L BaggishDepartment of Cardiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne Switzerland.
Jonathan H KimEmory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Electronic address: jonathan.kim@emory.edu.
American College of Cardiology Sports and Exercise Cardiology Council

Funding

Aortic Dilatation in Endurance Athletes: A Physiologic and Mechanistic StudyK23HL159262 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Timothy CHURCHILL · 2022 to 2026
$983k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL159262
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Masters athletes (MAs), defined as individuals ≥35 years of age who are engaged in competitive or high-volume recreational sports or exercise training, comprise a growing group regularly cared for in sports cardiology. The cardiovascular care of MAs can be challenging because many of the classical tenets in sports cardiology and exercise physiology were derived from young, competitive athletes and therefore do not fully generalize to the care of MAs. Appropriate implementation of multimodality cardiovascular imaging is essential to guide the risk stratification and clinical management of MAs. In this state-of-the-art review, physiological and pathologic considerations unique to MAs are highlighted. The strengths and limitations of specific cardiovascular imaging modalities are reviewed along with guidance on their appropriate use in the care of MAs. The purpose of this document is to represent the first primary reference on best practice considerations for the use of multimodality cardiovascular imaging in the care of MAs.

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AthletesCardiac Imaging TechniquesCardiovascular DiseasesMultimodal ImagingAdultAge FactorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk Factorscardiovascular diseasecardiovascular imagingmasters athletesmulti-modality imaging

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PMID41324521
PMCPMC13186596

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