The athlete’s heart: insights from echocardiography

Harry Flanagan; Robert Cooper; Keith P George; Daniel X. Augustine; Aneil Malhotra; Maria F. Paton; Shaun Robinson; David Oxborough

doi:10.1186/s44156-023-00027-8

The athlete’s heart: insights from echocardiography

Harry Flanagan, Robert Cooper, Keith P George, Daniel X. Augustine, Aneil Malhotra, Maria F. Paton, Shaun Robinson, David Oxborough

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	15
Journal	Echo Research and Practice
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s44156-023-00027-8
Publication status	Published - 18 Oct 2023
Externally published	Yes

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