2020
High-intensity endurance training is associated with left atrial fibrosis
Peritz D, Catino A, Csecs I, Kaur G, Kheirkhahan M, Loveless B, Wasmund S, Kholmovski E, Morris A, Marrouche N. High-intensity endurance training is associated with left atrial fibrosis. American Heart Journal 2020, 226: 206-213. PMID: 32615358, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndurance athletesMaster athletesHigh-intensity endurance trainingTrained endurance athletesNon-athlete controlsHealthy control subjectsLeft atrial fibrosisScreening colonoscopyEndurance trainingAthletic cohortHealthcare complexityAtrial fibrosisAthletesStudy participantsControl subjectsGeneral populationEnduranceQuantify fibrotic changesLeft atrial volumeIncreased atrial fibrosisLeft ventricular functionParticipantsAtrial volumeGadolinium enhancementFibrosis score
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