Two young athletes with Tetralogy of Fallot—stress echocardiography in therapeutic decision-making: a case report
In athletes with congenital heart disease (CHD), disease worsening might be masked by above-normal exercise capacity, and detailed assessment, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing and exercise echocardiography, might be needed to detect underlying pathophysiology and hence guide the therapeutic approach. Two-strain during exercise echocardiography can be used to quantify cardiac function but also decipher interventricular dyssynchrony in CHD.
Authors
- Guido E. Pieles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1203-688X)
- Melina Winkler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6086-4456)
- N Novas Duarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-0079)
- A Graham Stuart
Institutions
- English Institute of Sport (GB)
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital (QA)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytag045
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00