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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and ultra-endurance running - two incompatible entities?
Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - 29 Nov 2011
Wilson Mathew G, Chandra Navin, Papadakis Michael, O'Hanlon Rory, Prasad Sanjay K, Sharma Sanjay
Abstract excerpt
Regular and prolonged exercise is associated with increased left ventricular wall thickness that can overlap with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Differentiating physiological from pathological hypertrophy has important implications, since HCM is the commonest cause of exercise-related sudden cardiac death in young individuals. Most deaths have been reported in intermittent 'start-stop' sports such as football...
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