Publications by authors named "P J Senden"
The Sports Cardiology Team: Personalizing Athlete Care Through a Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Approach.
Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured sports cardiology multidisciplinary team (MDT) in managing athletes' cardiac health and practices.
- Over 115 athletes received reviews from an expert panel, resulting in improved diagnosis accuracy, reduced cardiac pathology classifications, and tailored sports guidance.
- The findings indicate that the MDT approach leads to better outcomes in terms of definitive diagnoses, increased adherence to advice, and fewer restrictions on athletic participation.
Left ventricular false tendons (LVFTs) are fibromuscular structures, connecting the left ventricular free wall or papillary muscle and the ventricular septum.There is some discussion about safety issues during intense exercise in athletes with LVFTs, as these bands have been associated with ventricular arrhythmias and abnormal cardiac remodelling. However, presence of LVFTs appears to be much more common than previously noted as imaging techniques have improved and the association between LVFTs and abnormal remodelling could very well be explained by better visibility in a dilated left ventricular lumen.
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- Subclavian artery stenosis is when a blood vessel gets too narrow and affects blood flow; it happens in some patients who have heart surgery.
- A patient with chest pain after heart surgery had tests that showed a serious problem with their subclavian artery, but the heart bypasses were fine.
- Treating subclavian artery stenosis usually starts with a procedure called angioplasty, and if that doesn't work, doctors might consider surgery.
Purpose: Left ventricular (LV) trabeculation may be more pronounced in ethnic African than in Caucasian (European) athletes, leading to possible incorrect diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC). This study investigates ethnic differences in LV hypertrabeculation amongst elite athletes with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and electrocardiography (ECG).
Methods: 38 elite male football (soccer) players (mean age 23.