2020
Differentiation between physiological sport adaptation and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in highly trained athletes using cardiac magnetic resonance
Czimbalmos C, Nardocci C, Deetjen E, Szabo L, Dohy Z, Toth A, Suhai F, Csecs I, Horvath V, Kiss O, Sydo N, Merkely B, Vago H. Differentiation between physiological sport adaptation and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in highly trained athletes using cardiac magnetic resonance. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.3119. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac magnetic resonance parametersCardiac magnetic resonanceLate gadolinium enhancementDiagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyHypertrophic cardiomyopathyCut-off valueHCM patientsHealthy athletesPresence of late gadolinium enhancementOptimal cut-off valueCardiac magnetic resonance characteristicsConventional CMR parametersReceiver operating curve analysisDiagnose HCMEnd-diastolic wall thicknessPathological left ventricular hypertrophyOperating curve analysisGlobal longitudinalGadolinium enhancementLV functionVentricular hypertrophyCMR parametersClinical conundrumHypertrophy patternCurve analysis
2019
The demanding grey zone: Sport indices by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging differentiate hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from athlete’s heart
Czimbalmos C, Csecs I, Toth A, Kiss O, Suhai F, Sydo N, Dohy Z, Apor A, Merkely B, Vago H. The demanding grey zone: Sport indices by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging differentiate hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from athlete’s heart. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0211624. PMID: 30763323, PMCID: PMC6375568, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac magnetic resonancePathological left ventricular hypertrophyHypertrophic cardiomyopathyVentricular hypertrophySport indexCardiac magnetic resonance imagingEnd-diastolic volume ratioHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsLeft ventricular massEnd-diastolic wall thicknessCut-off valueGray zoneMagnetic resonance imagingHCM patientsCardiomyopathy patientsTrained athletesVentricular massPhysiological hypertrophyDiagnostic accuracyAthlete's heartCardiomyopathyHypertrophyMale subgroupResonance imagingEDWT