Myocardial Fibrosis in Competitive Triathletes Detected by Contrast-Enhanced CMR Correlates With Exercise-Induced Hypertension and Competition History
Author(s) -
Enver Tahir,
Jitka Starekova,
Kai Muellerleile,
A von Stritzky,
Julia Münch,
Maxim Avanesov,
Julius Matthias Weinrich,
Christian Stehning,
Sebastian Bohnen,
Ulf K Radunski,
Eric Freiwald,
Stefan Blankenberg,
Gerhard Adam,
Axel Preßler,
Monica Patten,
Gunnar Lund
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.09.016
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , asymptomatic , myocardial fibrosis , fibrosis
This study analyzed the presence of myocardial fibrosis detected by late gadolinium-enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in correlation with the performance of competitive triathletes objectified by an exercise test and individual competition history.
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