Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Nov 15;80(10):1384-8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00693-0.

Abstract

Left ventricular wall thickness >1.3 cm, septal-to-posterior wall ratios > 1.5, diastolic left ventricular size >6.0 cm, and eccentric or concentric remodeling are rare in athletes. Values outside of these cutoffs in an athlete of any age probably represent a pathologic state.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles / anatomy & histology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sports / physiology*