Nikhil Chatrath et al. Heart (British Cardiac Society). 2022 Nov 24. Read the paper here There is a paucity of studies looking at the natural history of valvular heart disease (VHD) in exercising individuals, and exercise recommendations are largely based on expert consensus. All individuals with VHD should be encouraged to avoid sedentary behaviour by […]
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An Athlete With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Regurgitation and Left Ventricular Dilatation: A Clinical Conundrum
Nikhil Chatrath, Raghav Bhatia, Saad Fyyaz, Hamish Maclachlan, Maite Tome, Sanjay Sharma, Michael Papadakis. JACC. Case reports. 2023 May 3. Read the paper here The physiologic cardiac adaptations caused by intensive exercise and the pathophysiologic changes caused by significant regurgitant valvular lesions can be challenging to differentiate. We describe the clinical course of an asymptomatic […]
