Comparison of coronary vasodilator reserve in elite rowing athletes versus hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Compared to normal volunteers, coronary vasodilation reserve is reduced in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy but not in rowing athletes with left ventricular hypertrophy. Positron emission tomography can provide complementary information to distinguish between the athlete's heart and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Radvan
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MRC Cyclotron Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Choudhury
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Sheridan
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Camici
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D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014664:Vasodilation