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- Title
A comparative study on the analysis of hemodynamics in the athlete's heart.
- Authors
Gülan, Utku; Rossi, Valentina A.; Gotschy, Alexander; Saguner, Ardan M.; Manka, Robert; Brunckhorst, Corinna B.; Duru, Firat; Schmied, Christian M.; Niederseer, David
- Abstract
The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of the athlete's heart are still poorly understood. To characterize the intracavitary blood flows in the right ventricle (RV) and right-ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) in 2 healthy probands, patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and 2 endurance athletes, we performed 4D-MRI flow measurements to assess differences in kinetic energy and shear stresses. Time evolution of velocity magnitude, mean kinetic energy (MKE), turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) and viscous shear stress (VSS) were measured both along the whole RV and in the RVOT. RVOT regions had higher kinetic energy values and higher shear stresses levels compared to the global averaging over RV among all subjects. Endurance athletes had relatively lower kinetic energy and shear stresses in the RVOT regions compared to both healthy probands and ARVC patients. The athlete's heart is characterized by lower kinetic energy and shear stresses in the RVOT, which might be explained by a higher diastolic compliance of the RV.
- Subjects
ARRHYTHMOGENIC right ventricular dysplasia; HEMODYNAMICS; BLOOD flow; SHEARING force; KINETIC energy; ENDURANCE athletes
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2022, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-022-20839-8