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 analysisP363 Cardiac magnetic resonance characteristics of patients in the grey zone of hypertrophy
Czimbalmos C, Csecs I, Horvath V, Deetjen E, Nardocci C, Dohy Z, Szabo L, Suhai F, Toth A, Sydo N, Kiss O, Merkely B, Vago H. P363 Cardiac magnetic resonance characteristics of patients in the grey zone of hypertrophy. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2020, 21 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate gadolinium enhancementCardiac magnetic resonancePresence of late gadolinium enhancementHCM patientsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyInter-observer analysisHealthy athletesGadolinium enhancementCardiac magnetic resonance characteristicsStandard deviation of timeConventional CMR parametersMale HCM patientsEnd-diastolic wall thicknessGlobal strain valuesCut-off valueCharacteristics of patientsGray zoneGlobal longitudinalIntraventricular dyssynchronyHypertrophic segmentsCMR parametersDifferential diagnosisDelayed contrastHCM groupPatient group
2019
P310Differentiation between arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and athlete's heart using cardiac magnetic resonance based derived parameters and strain analysis
Czimbalmos C, Csecs I, Dohy Z, Toth A, Suhai F, Szabo L, Kiss O, Sydo N, Kovacs A, Lakatos B, Merkely B, Vago H. P310Differentiation between arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and athlete's heart using cardiac magnetic resonance based derived parameters and strain analysis. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: ehz747.0145. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy patientsTask Force criteriaRight ventricular cardiomyopathyCMR parametersARVC patientsEjection fractionVentricular cardiomyopathyDiagnostic accuracyRevised task force criteriaAthlete's heartForce criteriaDiagnosing ARVCRegional strain valuesRV global strainRV strain parametersEnd-diastolic volume ratioRight ventricular end-systolicGlobal circumferential strainRV strain rateCardiac magnetic resonanceStroke volume indexVentricular end-systolicT-wave inversionCut-off valueThe 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