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Review
. 2017 Apr;19(4):413-417.
doi: 10.1111/jch.12977. Epub 2017 Mar 1.

Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes and hypertensive patients

Dragan Lovic  1 , Puneet Narayan  1 , Andreas Pittaras  1 , Charles Faselis  1 , Michael Doumas  1 , Peter Kokkinos  1
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Review

Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes and hypertensive patients

Dragan Lovic et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Systemic hypertension and physical exercise are both associated with cardiac adaptations. The impact is most prominent on the left side of the heart, which hypertrophies leading to left ventricular hypertrophy. This article reviews structural and functional cardiac changes seen in hypertensive and athlete's hearts.

Keywords: Keywordsexercise/hypertension, hypertension/arrhythmias, left ventricular hypertrophy, otherDOI: 10.1111/jch.12977.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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