Longitudinal Aortic Root Dilatation in Collegiate American‐Style Football Athletes

Longitudinal Aortic Root Dilatation in Collegiate American‐Style Football Athletes

Background Clinically relevant aortic dilatation (>40 mm) and increased cardiovascular risk are common among retired professional American‐style football athletes. Among younger athletes, the effect of American‐style football participation on aortic size is incompletely understood. We sought to d...

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Main Authors: Jason V. Tso, Casey G. Turner, Chang Liu, Ganesh Prabakaran, Mekensie Jackson, Angelo Galante, Carla R. Gilson, Craig Clark, B. Robinson Williams, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Aaron L. Baggish, Jonathan H. Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
American football
aorta
echocardiography
exercise
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.030314

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