Athletic training is associated with a spectrum of morphologic and functional cardiac
adaptations known as 'the athlete's heart'. 1, 2 To the purpose of the present document an …

Context The athlete's heart (AH) remains a popular topic of study. Controversy related to
training-specific cardiac adaptation in male athletes, and continuing developments in …

Identification of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) in young athletes is challenging when left
ventricular (LV) wall thickness is between 13 and 15 mm. The aim of this study was to revise …

The impact of endurance exercise training on the heart has received significant research
and clinical attention for well over a century. Despite this, many issues remain controversial …

Context Olympic athletes represent model of success in our society, by enduring strenuous
conditioning programmes and achieving astonishing performances. They also raise …

Aims To determine the impact of endurance training (ET) interventions on left ventricular
(LV) chamber size, wall thickness, and mass in healthy adults. Methods and results …

Background Two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography is an emerging modality
for the assessment of systolic and diastolic myocardial deformation in a broad variety of …

Background Exercise test is widespread performed in athletes to assess cardiovascular
adaptations during effort; however, scarce information exists relative to the behavior of blood …

“Athlete's heart” is a spectrum of morphological and functional changes which occur in the
heart of people who practice physical activity. When athlete's heart occurs with its most …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence, determinants, and clinical
management of systemic hypertension in a large cohort of competitive athletes: 2,040 …