Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnosis*
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / physiopathology
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Echocardiography
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Female
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Genetic Testing
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Heart / anatomy & histology*
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Heart / physiology
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Humans
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Male
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Physical Fitness / physiology
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Sex Characteristics
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Sports* / physiology
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Ventricular Function, Left / physiology