Background: Studies on exercise-induced left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in veteran
athletes suggest the presence of abnormal diastolic filling and incomplete regression of LVH …

The aim of the present study was to compare cardiac structure as well as global and
regional cardiac function in athletes with and without myocardial fibrosis (MF). Cardiac …

Background Athletes demonstrate major adaptative changes in their hearts with high level of
exercise. However the long term consequences of endurance training were not completely …

Background: To analyze the effect of myocardial fibrosis on left ventricular (LV) function
evaluated by feature-tracking strain analysis by cine cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in …

2 Shave and Oxborough Exercise, Myocardial Fibrosis, and Risk small number of athletes it
seems to effect. Irrespective, the public health message related to physical activity should …

2 Baggish Cardiac Remodeling Among Moderate Exercisers dose-dependent manner.
Second, the finding of indirect relationships between ventricular ejection fractions and …

CORRESPONDENCE tive myocardial injury caused by long-term endurance exercise.
Therefore, we wonder why this noninvasive tool, capable of assessing the extent of fibrosis …

With a series of articles published over the last two years1–3 E Tahir and colleagues
participate in the debate on potential detrimental consequences for cardiac structure and …

Purpose of review Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is frequently used in the
investigation of suspected cardiac disease in athletes. In this review, we discuss how CMR …