EDITORIAL

Distinguishing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from athlete’s heart: a clinical problem of increasing magnitude and significance

B J Maron

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Correspondence to:
Barry J Maron
MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, 920 E. 28th Street, Suite 60, Minneapolis, MN 55407, USA; hcm.maron{at}mhif.org

As hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of sudden deaths among athletes, differentiating this condition from the non-pathological "athlete’s heart" presents an important challenge

Abbreviations: HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; LV, left ventricular; SAM, systolic anterior motion

Keywords: cardiomyopathy; athletes; echocardiography; sudden death

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