Athletes' heart and echocardiography: Athletes' heart

作者：Stout Martin^*

来源：Echocardiography-A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques, 2008, 25(7): 749-754.

DOI：10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00670.x

• echocardiography
• exercise
• hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• dilated cardiomyopathy

Sudden death of competitive athletes is rare. However, they continue to have an impact on both the lay and medical communities. These deaths challenge the perception that trained athletes represent the healthiest segment of modern society. There is an increasing frequency of such reported deaths worldwide and the visibility of this issue is underlined by the high-profile nature of each case. Differential diagnosis between pathological and the physiologic (nonpathological) responses to high levels of physical training has become clinically more important. The purpose of this review is to highlight the main echocardiographic characteristics related to different types of training/sports participation and to highlight already recognized and newer concepts in their clinical assessment.

• 出版日期2008-8