Left ventricular non-compaction and hypertrabeculation in the athlete: Distinguishing between pathology and physiology

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. Electronic address: flavio.dascenzi@unisi.it.
² Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Medicine, Surgery, and NeuroScience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.

Comment

Flavio D'Ascenzi et al. Int J Cardiol. 2015.

. 2015 Jul 1:190:122-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.140. Epub 2015 Apr 17.

¹ Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. Electronic address: flavio.dascenzi@unisi.it.
² Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Medicine, Surgery, and NeuroScience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.

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Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Exercise; Noncompaction cardiomyopathy; Training.

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