Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
367-04-001 ISMRM Abstract

Cardiac Remodeling and Myocardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Competitive Amateur Cyclists: Insights from Cardiac MRI

Primary: Cardiovascular - Myocardium
Secondary: Cardiovascular - Inflammation, Infiltration
367-04-001 · Multimodality and Unconventional Cardiovascular MRI · Monday, 11 May, 2:45 PM–3:40 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging Late gadolinium enhancement Myocardial fibrosis Competitive cycling Athlete heart
Accepted
Felix Albrecht1,2, Tilo Thottakara3,4, Jonas Schaerk5, Goetz H Welsch5,6, Julia Münch3, Axel Pressler7, Scott B Reeder8,9,10,11,12,13,14, Monica Patten3, Gunnar K Lund1, Jitka Starekova1,15
1Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
2Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Traumatology, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
3Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
4Department of Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States of America
5University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
6Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
7Private Center for Sports and Exercise Cardiology, Munich, Germany
8University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
9Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
10Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
11Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
12Calimetrix, Madison, United States of America
13Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
14Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
15Radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America
Presenting Author: Julius F Heidenreich

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