Head-to-head comparison between echocardiography and cardiac MRI in the evaluation of the athlete's heart

NHJ Prakken, AJ Teske, MJ Cramer… - British journal of sports …, 2012 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Echocardiographic cut-off values are often used for cardiac MRI in athletic
persons. This study investigates the difference between echocardiographic and cardiac MRI …

Relationship of ventricular and atrial dilatation to valvular function in endurance athletes

NH Prakken, BK Velthuis, AC Bosker… - British journal of sports …, 2011 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To establish cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reference values for atrial
adaptation to training in endurance athletes in comparison with matched non-athletes. In …