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. 2015 Jun 15;4:151. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.6595.1

Table 2. Echocardiographic findings in athletes.

Athlete’s Heart • Ventricular dilatation and hypertrophy
• Atrial dilatation
• Ventricular hypertrabeculation
• Mild aortic dilatation
Sudden Cardiac
Death
Most common:
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Anomalous origin of coronary artery

Less common:
• Aortic dilatation (Marfan)
• Myocarditis
• Mitral valve prolapse

Uncommon:
• Arrhytmogenic RV cardiomiopathy
• Atherosclerotic coronary artery diseases
• Aortic valve stenosis