title: Post-mortem evidence of idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy and idiopathic interstitial myocardial fibrosis: is exercise the cause?
abstract: We report the case of an experienced, highly trained marathon runner who died suddenly while running. On post-mortem examination, left ventricle hypertrophy and idiopathic interstitial myocardial fibrosis was found. We believe that life-long, repetitive bouts of arduous physical activity resulted in fibrous replacement of the myocardium, causing a pathological substrate for the propagation of fatal arrhythmias.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool John Moores University, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Henry Cotton Campus, Truman Street, Liverpool, L3 2ET, UK.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Whyte
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheppard
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shave
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Hanlon
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma