Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Endurance athletes with myocardial fibrosis may have increased risk for ventricular arrhythmias. Fibrosis was ...

Older male athletes with a long history of endurance training appear to be at a higher risk of developing myocardial fibrosis, and this scarring is associated with a heightened risk of ventricular ...

Myocardial fibrosis was detected in 47.2% of asymptomatic male veteran endurance athletes and was associated with a nearly fivefold increased risk for ventricular arrhythmia, a study found. During ...

Among athletes with complex ventricular arrhythmias, incorporating imaging results with ECG and clinical findings with use of invasive EPSs improves diagnostic evaluation. Prognostic assessment of ...

Scar tissue in the heart was associated with abnormal heart rhythms among healthy, long-time male endurance athletes aged 50 or older, potentially increasing their risk of sudden cardiac death, ...

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Some elite endurance athletes have evidence of impaired cardiac function, which, along with other findings, may raise suspicions of early dilated cardiomyopathy, according to results of a new study.

Young competitive cyclists showed greater left ventricular enlargement and exercise‑related ECG changes than master cyclists; however, right ventricular size was similar, and weekly training hours ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A former college track athlete and mother of five hopes her story might save lives and inspire others to listen to their bodies. For Micah Wesley, once a Kansas University track star, ...