Cardiac Ventricular Hinge Point LGE Is Highly Prevalent and Sex-Dependent in ELITE Athletes
HP-LGE is a common finding in asymptomatic, elite athletes and is strongly associated with sex. Lower left ventricle ejection fraction is moderately associated with HP-LGE. Our study's HP-LGE prevalence indicates that HP-LGE should be interpreted as a feature of the athlete's heart.
Authors
- R. Nils Planken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3940-4670)
- H T Jørstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3617-3256)
- J J N Daems
- Yigal M. Pinto
- J C Van Hattum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0168-7783)
- Niek H. J. Prakken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7043-3336)
- Birgitta K. Velthuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2542-9474)
- Maarten H. Moen
- Raschel D van Luijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0565-1227)
- Maarten Groenink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5837-0472)
- Adriënne van Randen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1753-8755)
- Sjoerd M Verwijs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3785-4985)
- S. Matthijs Boekholdt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0861-0765)
- Jules L. Nelissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8840-6723)
- ARTHUR A. M. WILDE
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Nederlands Olympisch Comité Nederlandse Sport Federatie (NL)
- Pulmonary Hypertension Association (US)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- GGD Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Institute for Atherosclerosis Research (RU)
- Health & Safety in Sports (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circimaging.124.017765
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78