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Coronary Artery Dimensions in Endurance Athletes by Computed Tomography Angiography: A Quantitative Analysis
(1) Background: The athlete’s heart may develop permanent vessel enlargement. The purpose of our study was to define normal values for coronary artery dimensions of endurance athletes by coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). (2) Methods: Ninety-eight individuals (56.2 ± 11 years) were incl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8620029/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34821694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcdd8110141 |
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author | Langer, Christian Barbieri, Fabian Plank, Fabian Beyer, Christoph Baldauf, Benito Friedrich, Guy Widmann, Gerlig Luger, Anna Adukauskaite, Agne Reinthaler, Markus Dichtl, Wolfgang Homma, Shunichi Feuchtner, Gudrun Maria |
author_facet | Langer, Christian Barbieri, Fabian Plank, Fabian Beyer, Christoph Baldauf, Benito Friedrich, Guy Widmann, Gerlig Luger, Anna Adukauskaite, Agne Reinthaler, Markus Dichtl, Wolfgang Homma, Shunichi Feuchtner, Gudrun Maria |
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description | (1) Background: The athlete’s heart may develop permanent vessel enlargement. The purpose of our study was to define normal values for coronary artery dimensions of endurance athletes by coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). (2) Methods: Ninety-eight individuals (56.2 ± 11 years) were included into this retrospective matched case-controlled-study. Endurance athletes had regular training volumes of ≥1 h per unit, ≥3–7 times per week (either cycling, running or mountain-endurance). Athletes were matched for age and gender with sedentary controls using propensity score. Quantitative CTA analysis included coronary vessel dimensions (two diameters and area) of the LM, LAD, CX and RCA for all AHA-16-segments. (3) Results: Proximal LAD area and diameter (p = 0.019); proximal/mid CX (diameter and area; p = 0.026 and p = 0.018/p = 0.008 and p = 0.009); mid RCA diameter and area; and proximal RCA diameter were significantly larger in endurance athletes (p < 0.05). The left main area (p = 0.708) and diameter (p = 0.809) as well as the mid LAD and distal segments were not different. We present the histograms and data for normal values ±1 and ± 2 SD. (4) Conclusions: Endurance athletes have larger proximal LAD, proximal/mid CX and RCA vessel dimensions, while LM and distal segments are similar. Hence, dilated coronary arteries in endurance athletes (“Athlete’s arteries”) have to be distinguished from diffuse ectatic segments developing during Kawasaki disease or multisystemic inflammation syndrome after COVID-19. |
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spelling | pubmed-86200292021-11-27 Coronary Artery Dimensions in Endurance Athletes by Computed Tomography Angiography: A Quantitative Analysis Langer, Christian Barbieri, Fabian Plank, Fabian Beyer, Christoph Baldauf, Benito Friedrich, Guy Widmann, Gerlig Luger, Anna Adukauskaite, Agne Reinthaler, Markus Dichtl, Wolfgang Homma, Shunichi Feuchtner, Gudrun Maria J Cardiovasc Dev Dis Article (1) Background: The athlete’s heart may develop permanent vessel enlargement. The purpose of our study was to define normal values for coronary artery dimensions of endurance athletes by coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). (2) Methods: Ninety-eight individuals (56.2 ± 11 years) were included into this retrospective matched case-controlled-study. Endurance athletes had regular training volumes of ≥1 h per unit, ≥3–7 times per week (either cycling, running or mountain-endurance). Athletes were matched for age and gender with sedentary controls using propensity score. Quantitative CTA analysis included coronary vessel dimensions (two diameters and area) of the LM, LAD, CX and RCA for all AHA-16-segments. (3) Results: Proximal LAD area and diameter (p = 0.019); proximal/mid CX (diameter and area; p = 0.026 and p = 0.018/p = 0.008 and p = 0.009); mid RCA diameter and area; and proximal RCA diameter were significantly larger in endurance athletes (p < 0.05). The left main area (p = 0.708) and diameter (p = 0.809) as well as the mid LAD and distal segments were not different. We present the histograms and data for normal values ±1 and ± 2 SD. (4) Conclusions: Endurance athletes have larger proximal LAD, proximal/mid CX and RCA vessel dimensions, while LM and distal segments are similar. Hence, dilated coronary arteries in endurance athletes (“Athlete’s arteries”) have to be distinguished from diffuse ectatic segments developing during Kawasaki disease or multisystemic inflammation syndrome after COVID-19. MDPI 2021-10-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8620029/ /pubmed/34821694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcdd8110141 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Langer, Christian Barbieri, Fabian Plank, Fabian Beyer, Christoph Baldauf, Benito Friedrich, Guy Widmann, Gerlig Luger, Anna Adukauskaite, Agne Reinthaler, Markus Dichtl, Wolfgang Homma, Shunichi Feuchtner, Gudrun Maria Coronary Artery Dimensions in Endurance Athletes by Computed Tomography Angiography: A Quantitative Analysis |
title | Coronary Artery Dimensions in Endurance Athletes by Computed Tomography Angiography: A Quantitative Analysis |
title_full | Coronary Artery Dimensions in Endurance Athletes by Computed Tomography Angiography: A Quantitative Analysis |
title_fullStr | Coronary Artery Dimensions in Endurance Athletes by Computed Tomography Angiography: A Quantitative Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Coronary Artery Dimensions in Endurance Athletes by Computed Tomography Angiography: A Quantitative Analysis |
title_short | Coronary Artery Dimensions in Endurance Athletes by Computed Tomography Angiography: A Quantitative Analysis |
title_sort | coronary artery dimensions in endurance athletes by computed tomography angiography: a quantitative analysis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8620029/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34821694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcdd8110141 |
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