The potential association between endurance exercise and myocardial fibrosis is
controversial. Data on exercise exposure and diffuse myocardial fibrosis in endurance …

The benefits of exercise are irrefutable with a well-established dose-dependent relationship
between exercise intensity and reduction in cardiovascular disease. Differentiating the …

Objectives: This study analyzed the presence of myocardial fibrosis detected by late
gadolinium-enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in correlation with the …

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

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. The aim of this study was to examine the cardiac …

Several previous studies suggested that prolonged and extensive physical activity might
lead to increased prevalence of myocardial fibrosis in athletes. The review summarizes …

Objective: To review the published literature reporting on the incidence of myocardial
fibrosis (MF) in high-intensity endurance athletes measured by late gadolinium …

Left ventricular fibrosis can be identified by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE)
cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in some veteran athletes. We aimed to …

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 …