Myocardial Hypertrophy in Athletes: Physiology or Pathology?


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Abstract

This paper includes data from the 11th century to the present day on athlete’s heart and its most controversial trait, myocardial hypertrophy. Four historical stages in the evolution of the concept of athlete’s heart are considered: physical, electrocardiographic, echocardiographic, and magnetic resonance imaging stages.

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E. A. Gavrilova

Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University

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Email: gavrilovaea@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 195067

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