Prevalence of Phenotypic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Among Student Sports Participants

Nicholas Roma; Rasha Aurshiya; Leyla Gasimli-Gamache; Spandan Desai; Bruce Ferraro; Maheep Vikram; Sudip Nanda; Jamshid Shirani

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.06.007

Prevalence of Phenotypic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Among Student Sports Participants

Am J Cardiol. 2024 Aug 1:224:17-19. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.06.007. Epub 2024 Jun 10.

Authors

Nicholas Roma¹, Rasha Aurshiya², Leyla Gasimli-Gamache², Spandan Desai¹, Bruce Ferraro², Maheep Vikram³, Sudip Nanda², Jamshid Shirani⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
³ Primary Care Sports Medicine, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: Jamshid.shirani@sluhn.org.

PMID: 38866355
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.06.007

No abstract available

Keywords: 14-point AHA questionnaire; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association; Sports pre-participation screening; echocardiography.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Athletes
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic* / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic* / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Phenotype*
Prevalence
Sports*
Students / statistics & numerical data
Young Adult