To evaluate left ventricular myocardial mass and function as well as ostial coronary artery
cross-sectional area in endurance athletes, an athlete group of 12 highly trained rowers and …

Long-lasting endurance exercise training induces structural and functional remodeling of all
four cardiac chambers (1, 2), affecting mainly the right ventricle (RV) rather than the left …

Background: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the gold standard in evaluating function,
volume and ventricular mass and allows non-invasive tissue characterization. To date …

Objectives Seventeen male participants (mean (SD)(range): age 33.5 (6.5) years (46–26
years), body mass 80 (9.2) kg (100–63 kg), height 1.81 (0.06) m (1.93–1.70 m)) ran a …

Background: Athletes possess greater relative risk of sudden death due to cardiovascular
causes, where autopsies reveal diffuse myocardial fibrosis. Indirect biochemical evidence …

With great interest I read the article 'Reduced right ventricular ejection fraction in endurance
athletes presenting with ventricular arrhythmias: a quantitative angiographic assessment'by …

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Public Institution (s). Main
funding source (s): British Heart Foundation. Background Myocardial fibrosis has been …

Background: Regular and vigorous exercise leads to a constellation of structural and
functional cardiovascular adaptations. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the most …

Long lasting physical training has an influence on the geo-metric and functional
characteristics of the heart. Because of the specific exercise, the adaptive response of the …

Purpose To study young adult elite athletes with age‐and sex‐matched sedentary controls
to assess sex‐specific differences for left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) volumes …