Detraining-related changes in left ventricular wall thickness and longitudinal strain in a young athlete likely to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

One of the diagnostic criteria in order to differentiate between physiological and pathological left ventricular hypertrophy is the wall thickness reduction after at least 3-month detraining period, which is considered a marker of the athlete's heart. This report describes detraining-related re...

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Published in:Journal of sports science & medicine 2012-09, Vol.11 (3), p.557-561
Main Authors: de Gregorio, Cesare, Speranza, Giampiero, Magliarditi, Alberto, Pugliatti, Pietro, Andò, Giuseppe, Coglitore, Sebastiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Deconditioning
Diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Employment
Health aspects
Heart
Heart ventricle, Left
Hospitals
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Left heart ventricle
Medicine
Muscles (growth)
Physiological aspects
Physiology
Sport science
Sports medicine
Strains
Teenage athletes
Youth
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Summary:One of the diagnostic criteria in order to differentiate between physiological and pathological left ventricular hypertrophy is the wall thickness reduction after at least 3-month detraining period, which is considered a marker of the athlete's heart. This report describes detraining-related regression of LV hypertrophy and improvement in myocardial deformation in a junior athlete likely to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Key pointsHypertrophic cardiomyopathy in adolescent athletes can be discovered by 12-lead ECGPhysical training is an important trigger for the clinical presentation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyReverse LV remodeling (wall thickness reduction) with detraining is a common echocardiographic finding in athletes with physiological hypertrophyThis report demonstrates that reverse remodeling can also be found in adolescent athletes likely to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
ISSN:1303-2968
1303-2968