Asymptomatic Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in an Elite Competitive Athlete

A 17-year-old male elite athlete presented for evaluation after an abnormal pre-competitive college screening electrocardiogram. Subsequent evaluation revealed the presence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He remained asymptomatic throughout four years of follow-up. Through shared decision making, he...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Huang, Athena L., MacNamara, James, Link, Mark S., Martinez, Matthew, Dearani, Joseph A., Cannon, Bryan C., Levine, Benjamin D., Ackerman, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9871207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36704059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.101705
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Sumario:A 17-year-old male elite athlete presented for evaluation after an abnormal pre-competitive college screening electrocardiogram. Subsequent evaluation revealed the presence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He remained asymptomatic throughout four years of follow-up. Through shared decision making, he continued to play competitively and is now a professional athlete. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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