1. The Role of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging for the Assessment of Sports Eligibility in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve
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Enrica Pezzullo, Alessandro Della Corte, Antonello D'Andrea, Pio Caso, Francesca Pisacane, Adelaide Fusco, Raffaella Scarafile, Raffaele Calabrò, Guido Coppola, Fiorella Fratta, Roberto Padalino, Maria Giovanna Russo, Giuseppe Limongelli, D'Andrea, Antonello, Corte, Alessandro Della, Padalino, Roberto, Limongelli, Giuseppe, Scarafile, Raffaella, Fratta, Fiorella, Pezzullo, Enrica, Fusco, Adelaide, Pisacane, Francesca, Coppola, Guido, Caso, Pio, Calabrã², Raffaele, and Russo, Maria Giovanna
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging ,bicuspid aortic valve ,sports training ,Athlete's heart ,Hemodynamics ,Computed tomography ,Review Article ,cardiac magnetic resonance ,multimodality imaging ,power ,Bicuspid aortic valve ,Internal medicine ,Medicine ,echocardiography ,In patient ,Cardiac imaging ,endurance ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,computed tomography ,medicine.disease ,Cardiology ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiac magnetic resonance ,business ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Abstract
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) cannot be considered an innocent finding, but it is not necessarily a life-threatening condition. Athletes with BAV should undergo a thorough staging of the valve anatomy, taking into consideration hemodynamic factors, as well as aortic diameters and looking for other associated significant cardiovascular anomalies by use of a multimodality cardiac imaging approach. Furthermore an accurate follow-up is mandatory with serial cardiological controls in those allowed to continue sports.
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- 2017