Identification of benign form of ventricular non-compaction in competitive athletes by multiparametric evaluation

Barbara Poscolieri, Massimiliano Bianco*, Teresina Vessella, Salvatore Gervasi, Vincenzo Palmieri, Paolo Zeppilli

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

Isolated ventricular non-compaction (IVNC) is characterized by a non-compacted (NC) and compacted (C) myocardial layer. Diagnosis can be made by echocardiography (ECHO) or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI). Guidelines for sport activities exclude IVNC athletes from competitive sports or suggest individual risk evaluation. To better define it, we investigated 22 asymptomatic athletes (18.5 ± 4.9 years old) with IVNC by ECG, ECHO, maximal stress-test, 24-h Holter monitoring and cMRI. On the basis of left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVDD) and ejection fraction (EF), athletes were divided into 2 groups.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)1134-1136
Numero di pagine3
RivistaInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume176
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2014

Keywords

  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • ECG
  • Echocardiography
  • Ultrasound

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