title: Distinguishing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from athlete's heart: a clinical problem of increasing magnitude and significance.
abstract: As hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of sudden deaths among athletes, differentiating this condition from the non-pathological "athlete's heart" presents an important challenge.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Maron
mesh_terms: D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology