Artificial Intelligence in Sports Cardiology: Advancing Cardiovascular Screening and Diagnosis.
Sudden cardiac death in athletes, though uncommon, remains a major concern in sports cardiology. Many responsible cardiovascular conditions, including cardiomyopathies, inherited channelopathies, valv…
Leer artículo →Introducing Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Athlete Screening: An Initial Moroccan Experience With Professional Football Players.
Background and objectives Pre-participation cardiovascular screening in athletes relies primarily on electrocardiography and transthoracic echocardiography. While cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is i…
Leer artículo →25-Year Evolution of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Professional Athlete.
Background · Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. Risk stratification and disease evolution in athletes who continue competitive sport, parti…
Leer artículo →Bicuspid Aortic Valve Aortopathy in an Athlete: A Case Report and Mini-Review.
Background · Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital condition associated with progressive aortopathy and remains a frequent justification for sporting restriction despite limited data on e…
Leer artículo →The Use of Digital Devices in the Management of Athletes with Paroxysmal Arrhythmias During Exercise-A Case Series.
Background: Athletes may experience paroxysmal arrhythmias that occur during exercise and are difficult to document using standard diagnostic modalities. Such arrhythmias are often unpredictable, tran…
Leer artículo →Role of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in the Monitoring of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Athletes - State-of-the-Art Review.
Although physical activity has beneficial effects for health, athletes also suffer from cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The type and prevalence of CVD in athletes depend on their age, but typically inc…
Leer artículo →Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest: a video analysis of presenting features, management and outcomes.
Objective · Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest (SR-SCA) is the leading cause of death in athletes during sports. The objective of this study was to review all available videos worldwide of SR-SCA to…
Leer artículo →Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes: Mechanisms, Management, and Future Directions.
Background · High-volume endurance training may shift exercise from cardioprotective to arrhythmogenic, increasing the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in healthy athletes.Case summary · A 38-year-old…
Leer artículo →Death Rates of Elite and Professional American Athletes During Early Adulthood are Lower than the General Population.
This study aimed to assess rates of death of elite and professional young adult athletes in different US sports, comparing to the general population. Male and female athletes' birth and death dates we…
Leer artículo →Fragmented QRS complex in athletes' electrocardiogram: physiological adaptation or pathological sign? A scoping review.
Background · Fragmented QRS (fQRS) complex, characterized by notching/slurring in the QRS complex, has been linked with myocardial fibrosis and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in cardiomyopathies. While fQ…
Leer artículo →Artificial intelligence in the differential diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and physiological hypertrophy: a scoping review.
Background · Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited myocardial disorder and a major cause of sudden cardiac death in young adults and competitive athletes. Distinguishing HCM f…
Leer artículo →Cardiovascular Implications of the Enhanced Games: Performance Enhancing Drugs in Competition and Recreation.
Background · The Enhanced Games (TEG) initiative-an event that permits the off-label use of FDA-approved drugs for performance enhancement under medical supervision-represents a revolutionary yet high…
Leer artículo →ChatGPT's Limitations in Athlete ECG Interpretation: Evidence from a Multicenter Diagnostic Study.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has shown promise in the interpretation of electrocardiograms (ECGs) using signal-based deep learning models. In parallel, large language models (LLMs) have gained increas…
Leer artículo →Ventricular Repolarization Abnormalities in Pediatric Athletes: A Practical Approach to Clinical Evaluation.
Ventricular repolarization abnormalities are among the most frequent electrocardiographic findings in pediatric athletes undergoing cardiovascular screening, yet their clinical significance remains a …
Leer artículo →Aortic Valve Annular Geometry in Athletes Practicing Sports with High Dynamics-A Detailed Three-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiographic Investigation from the MAGYAR-Sport Study.
Background. Physiological remodeling resulting from chronic exercise-induced volume and pressure overload is a well-recognized characteristic of the athlete's heart. This study aimed to explore potent…
Leer artículo →Chief medical officers' perceptions of athlete cardiac screening.
Background · Elite athletes are screened for conditions associated with sudden cardiac arrest or death. The complexities of the real-world implementation of cardiac screening are poorly understood. Th…
Leer artículo →Cardiac abnormalities in a young athlete with severe pectus excavatum: a case report of a diagnostic loop between anatomical distortion and cardiomyopathy.
Background · Pectus excavatum (PEX) is the most common congenital chest wall deformity, occasionally associated with cardiac displacement and mild functional impairment. Its role in masking or mimicki…
Leer artículo →Cardiac evaluation of paediatric athletes.
Paediatric athletes are not simply 'mini adults'. Most existing recommendations for cardiac screening in paediatric athletes are primarily based on evidence in adults and are designed for adult athlet…
Leer artículo →Prevalence and clinical significance of QRS fragmentation and low QRS voltages in elite female football players.
Aims · QRS fragmentation (fQRS) and low QRS voltage are electrocardiogram (ECG) findings associated with cardiomyopathy and adverse cardiac events. However, their prevalence and significance in elite …
Leer artículo →Sex differences in electrocardiograms of trained athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Aims · To describe and quantify sex differences in the screening electrocardiograms (ECGs) of athletes.Methods and results · Five databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science) w…
Leer artículo →Handling persistent cardiac troponin elevation in asymptomatic athletes: The role of macrocomplexes.
Study objective · Return-to-play (RTP) decision includes cardiac troponin I returning to baseline. Formation of antibodies to cardiac troponin I (macrocomplexes) may lead to persistent, false positive…
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