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What is athlete’s heart?

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During aerobic exercise which is isotonic, the heart rate and stroke volume increases. Isometric exercise or weight training on the other hand causes only slight increase in cardiac output due to increase in heart rate. Effect of exercise on right ventricle. J point elevation and early repolarization pattern has been reported.

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Single Frame Echo Quiz

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But, still for an academic exercise, we will try. Similarly, for echocardiogram, what we would do usually is, first we do a clinical history evaluation, then physical examination, and after that only we proceed with echocardiography in our routine work. This is an echocardiographic image from the parasternal long axis view.

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Echocardiogram showing thickened interventricular septum and mitral regurgitation in HCM. Dynamic gradient may be sought by glyceryl trinitrate, Valsalva manoeuvre, standing position or even symptom limited exercise. Obstruction may occur during recovery and post exercise monitoring of gradient is mandatory.