Context The athlete's heart (AH) remains a popular topic of study. Controversy related to
training-specific cardiac adaptation in male athletes, and continuing developments in imaging …

There is growing evidence to support the suggestion that prolonged strenuous exercise has
a negative impact on left and right ventricular function during recovery. The main body of …

Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is a common phenomenon in the late stages of diverse cardiac
diseases and is a predictive factor for sudden cardiac death. Myocardial fibrosis detected by …

Background— Running an ultramarathon has been shown to have a transient negative
effect on right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular (LV) function. Additionally, recent findings …

BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to establish absolute ranges for right ventricular
(RV) structural and functional parameters for endurance athletes and to establish any …

Aims: To determine the intraobserver reproducibility of peak and temporal values for myocardial
strain (ɛ) and strain rate (SR) using a speckle tracking technique in the left ventricle (LV)…

Background Reports on the incidence and causes of sudden cardiac death among young
athletes have relied largely on estimated rates of participation and varied methods of reporting…

This study examined the cardiac structure and function of a unique cohort of documented
lifelong, competitive endurance veteran athletes (>50 yr). Twelve lifelong veteran male …

Non‐Technical Summary This is the first study, to our knowledge, to use cardiac MRI before
and after intensive and closely supervised resistance and endurance exercise training in …

Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a mean arterial pressure of ≥25 mmHg as confirmed
on right heart catheterisation. Traditionally, the pulmonary arterial systolic pressure has …