Background It is under debate whether the cumulative effects of intensive endurance
exercise induce chronic cardiac damage. The aim of this study was to examine the cardiac …

This study examined the cardiac structure and function of a unique cohort of documented
lifelong, competitive endurance veteran athletes (> 50 yr). Twelve lifelong veteran male …

There is still some controversy about the benignity of structural changes observed in
athlete's heart, especially regarding the observation of increased biomarkers and the …

Background—It is under debate whether the cumulative effects of intensive endurance
exercise induce chronic cardiac damage, mainly involving the right heart. The aim of this …

Objectives: The long-term outcome and clinical significance of athlete's heart has been
debated and more longitudinal data are needed. We present a prospective 15 years' follow …

Background The impact of high exercise loads on a previously healthy heart remains
controversial. We examined the consequences of decades of strenuous endurance exercise …

Aims Endurance training may be associated with arrhythmogenic cardiac remodelling of the
right ventricle (RV). We examined whether myocardial dysfunction following intense …

Objectives: Athlete's heart represents a structural and functional adaptation to regular
endurance exercise. Background: While left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy of the athlete's …

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 …

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 …