"Aberrant" Papillary Muscle in a High-Endurance Athlete? The Importance of Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Can J Cardiol. 2017 Feb;33(2):293.e7-293.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.08.008. Epub 2016 Aug 24.

Authors

Leonardo E Saavedra¹, Eva M Lucena², Hector I Michelena³

Affiliations

¹ Centro Cardiovascular Regional ASCARDIO, Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela. Electronic address: saavedradr@gmail.com.
² Centro Medico Docente Cardiovascular, Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

PMID: 27789108
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.08.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Athletes*
Cardiac Imaging Techniques / methods*
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / etiology*
Computed Tomography Angiography
Coronary Angiography / methods
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Male
Papillary Muscles / abnormalities*
Papillary Muscles / diagnostic imaging
Physical Endurance / physiology*