Cardiovascular magnetic resonance to differentiate veteran athlete’s heart with cavity dilatation and mild dilated cardiomyopathy

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This observational analysis shows distinct fibrosis patterns in athletes and DCM patients, suggesting potential diagnostic tools.

Septal fibrosis is rare among veteran athletes with left ventricular dilation, while more common in mild dilated cardiomyopathy patients.
Native T1 and extracellular volume were significantly lower in athletes at 1249.0 ms and 22.0%, compared to mild DCM patients.
Results from stress myocardial blood flow and parametric mapping highlight differences in cardiac function between the groups.
These findings may enable improved differentiation between overlapping cardiac phenotypes in veteran athletes and DCM patients.

Javed et al. (2025) studied this question.

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This observational analysis shows distinct fibrosis patterns in athletes and DCM patients, suggesting potential diagnostic tools.

Septal fibrosis is rare among veteran athletes with left ventricular dilation, while more common in mild dilated cardiomyopathy patients.
Native T1 and extracellular volume were significantly lower in athletes at 1249.0 ms and 22.0%, compared to mild DCM patients.
Results from stress myocardial blood flow and parametric mapping highlight differences in cardiac function between the groups.
These findings may enable improved differentiation between overlapping cardiac phenotypes in veteran athletes and DCM patients.

Javed et al. (2025) studied this question.

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