Echocardiography in the evaluation of athletes [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5gq]
Echocardiography is currently a widely available imaging technique that can provide useful data in the field of sports cardiology particularly in two areas: pre-participation screening and analysis of the cardiac adaptation induced by exercise. The application of pre-participation screening and espe...
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| description | Echocardiography is currently a widely available imaging technique that can provide useful data in the field of sports cardiology particularly in two areas: pre-participation screening and analysis of the cardiac adaptation induced by exercise. The application of pre-participation screening and especially, the type and number of used diagnostic tests remains controversial. Echocardiography has shown though, higher sensitivity and specificity as compared to the ECG, following a protocol adapted to athletes focused on ruling out the causes of sudden death and the most common disorders in this population. It is still a subject of controversy the actual cost of adding it, but depending on the type of sport, echocardiography might be cost-effective if added in the first line of examination. Regarding the evaluation of cardiac adaptation to training in athletes, echocardiography has proved to be useful in the differential diagnosis of diseases that can cause sudden death, analysing both the left ventricle (hypertrophy cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, left ventricle non compaction) and the right ventricle (arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy). The aim of this paper is to review the current knowledge and the clinical practical implications of it on the field of echocardiography when applied in sport cardiology areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c681f0c87b14a069b1b3bee8325fc972022-12-21T23:42:29ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022015-06-01410.12688/f1000research.6595.17082Echocardiography in the evaluation of athletes [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5gq]Gonzalo Grazioli0Maria Sanz1Silvia Montserrat2Bàrbara Vidal3Marta Sitges4Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi iSunyer, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainCardiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi iSunyer, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainCardiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi iSunyer, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainCardiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi iSunyer, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainCardiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi iSunyer, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainEchocardiography is currently a widely available imaging technique that can provide useful data in the field of sports cardiology particularly in two areas: pre-participation screening and analysis of the cardiac adaptation induced by exercise. The application of pre-participation screening and especially, the type and number of used diagnostic tests remains controversial. Echocardiography has shown though, higher sensitivity and specificity as compared to the ECG, following a protocol adapted to athletes focused on ruling out the causes of sudden death and the most common disorders in this population. It is still a subject of controversy the actual cost of adding it, but depending on the type of sport, echocardiography might be cost-effective if added in the first line of examination. Regarding the evaluation of cardiac adaptation to training in athletes, echocardiography has proved to be useful in the differential diagnosis of diseases that can cause sudden death, analysing both the left ventricle (hypertrophy cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, left ventricle non compaction) and the right ventricle (arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy). The aim of this paper is to review the current knowledge and the clinical practical implications of it on the field of echocardiography when applied in sport cardiology areas.http://f1000research.com/articles/4-151/v1Cardiovascular Imaging |
| spellingShingle | Gonzalo Grazioli Maria Sanz Silvia Montserrat Bàrbara Vidal Marta Sitges Echocardiography in the evaluation of athletes [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5gq] F1000Research Cardiovascular Imaging |
| title | Echocardiography in the evaluation of athletes [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5gq] |
| title_full | Echocardiography in the evaluation of athletes [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5gq] |
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| title_short | Echocardiography in the evaluation of athletes [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5gq] |
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| topic | Cardiovascular Imaging |
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