Background Establishment of the range of normal values and associated variations of two-
dimensional (2D) speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE)–derived right ventricular (RV) …

Highlights•The RV of competitive athletes is often enlarged when applying the current
cutoffs.•The current recommendations for the general population cannot be applied to …

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 …

Simple Summary Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide and the
leading cause of cancer death in women. Screening, early diagnosis, and surgical …

Despite recent advances in clinical imaging, echocardiography remains as the most
accessible and reliable noninvasive. Since knowledge of left ventricular systolic function …

Long-term sports training leads to myocardial adaptations, with remodelling of the heart
chambers. However, while myocardial adaptations of the left heart are well described …

There is still debate on the range of normal physiologic changes of the right ventricle or
ventricular (RV) function in athletes. Genetic links to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) …

Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic connective tissue disease and cardiac
involvement is one of the most important causes of death. Right ventricular (RV) systolic …

Aims The aims of the study were to explore the effects of long-term endurance exercise on
atrial and ventricular size and function in adolescents and to examine whether these …

Background: Participation in triathlon competitions has increased in recent years. Many
studies have described left or right ventricular injury in endurance athletes. The goal of this …