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
2018
Cardiac magnetic resonance based deformation imaging: role of feature tracking in athletes with suspected arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Czimbalmos C, Csecs I, Dohy Z, Toth A, Suhai F, Müssigbrodt A, Kiss O, Geller L, Merkely B, Vago H. Cardiac magnetic resonance based deformation imaging: role of feature tracking in athletes with suspected arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 35: 529-538. PMID: 30382474, PMCID: PMC6453871, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-018-1478-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultArrhythmogenic Right Ventricular DysplasiaAthletesCardiomegaly, Exercise-InducedCase-Control StudiesDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHeart VentriclesHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMaleMyocardial ContractionPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftVentricular Function, RightVentricular RemodelingConceptsArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyRV ejection fractionCardiac magnetic resonanceTask Force criteriaRV free wallRight ventricular cardiomyopathyCut-off valueAthlete's heartVentricular cardiomyopathyBalanced steady-state free precession cine imagesRight ventricular (RV) remodelingSuspected arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyDiagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathySteady-state free precession cine imagesFree wallHealthy athletesRV strain analysisRight ventricular volumesRV dilatationEjection fractionCine imagesVentricular volumeRegional strain analysisTrained athletesMagnetic resonance