Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation (LVHT) in Athletes: A Negligible Finding?

ABSTRACT: Left ventricular hypertrabeculation (LVHT) used to be a rare phenotypic trait. With advances in diagnostic imaging techniques, LVHT is being recognised in an increasing number of people. The scientific data show the possibility of the overdiagnosis of this cardiomyopathy in a population of people who have very high levels of physical activity. We describe the case of a young athlete with no medical history, who presented with syncope during a marathon running race. Initial evaluation showed elevated troponin I; transthoracic echocardiography showed a trabeculated ventricle and subsequent cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) revealed left ventricular hypertrabeculation (LVHT). During subsequent evaluation by tilt table testing, vasovagal syncope was identified as the likely aetiology of the syn

SUBMITTER: Jagminas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11767094 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature