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