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Editorial: Navigating the Spectrum from Athletic Heart Adaptations to Cardiovascular Issues: Strategies and Challenges in Sports Medicine Risk Management

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  • Clotilde Castaldo

  • Franca Di Meglio

  • Daria Nurzynska

  • August 13, 2026

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    The article discusses risk management challenges in cardiovascular sports medicine, focusing on athlete's heart and cardiopathy.

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    Athlete's heart involves structural and functional adaptations from regular training, complicating the differentiation from cardiac disorders.

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    Cardiac remodeling varies by sport type, with anaerobic training leading to concentric hypertrophy and aerobic training resulting in eccentric hypertrophy.

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    Endurance sports present diagnostic challenges due to physiological stress causing changes that may mimic cardiovascular disease.

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    Recent findings support individualized strategies for athletes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, emphasizing multidisciplinary assessments.

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Editorial: From the heart of the athlete to athlete's heart to cardiopathy: approaches and challenges in risk management in cardiovascular sports medicine

  • by Clotilde Castaldo, Franca Di Meglio, Daria Nurzynska

  • August 13, 2026

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