Exercise Stress Echocardiography in Athletes : Applications, Methodology, and Challenges

This comprehensive review explores the role of exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) in assessing cardiovascular health in athletes. Athletes often exhibit cardiovascular adaptations because of rigorous physical training, making the differentiation between physiological changes and potential pathological conditions challenging. ESE is a crucial diagnostic tool, offering detailed insights into an athlete's cardiac function, reserve, and possible arrhythmias. This review highlights the methodology of ESE, emphasizing its significance in detecting exercise-induced anomalies and its application in distinguishing between athlete's heart and other cardiovascular diseases. Recent advancements, such as LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) and myocardial work (MW), are introduced as innovative tools for the early detection of latent cardiac dysfunctions. However, the use of ESE also subsumes limitations and possible pitfalls, particularly in interpretation and potential false results, as explained in this article.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 12(2023), 24 vom: 14. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Palermi, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Sperlongano, Simona [VerfasserIn]
Mandoli, Giulia Elena [VerfasserIn]
Pastore, Maria Concetta [VerfasserIn]
Lisi, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Benfari, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Ilardi, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Malagoli, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Russo, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Ciampi, Quirino [VerfasserIn]
Cameli, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
D'Andrea, Antonello [VerfasserIn]
Echocardiography Working Group of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Athlete’s heart
Athletes
Exercise stress echocardiography
Journal Article
Review
Sports cardiology

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Date Revised 25.12.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm12247678

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36628407X