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    • Sports Medicine
    • Physiology

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    • Chronic endurance exercise induces cardiac adaptations such as eccentric hypertrophy.
    • Strength training leads to concentric hypertrophy in athletes.
    • Distinguishing exercise-induced cardiac changes from pathology is crucial.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe the cardiac adaptations to chronic endurance exercise and strength training.
    • To highlight the role of echocardiography in identifying the athlete's heart.
    • To differentiate physiological adaptations from pathological conditions.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of existing literature on exercise-induced cardiac remodeling.
    • Comparison of echocardiographic findings in endurance and strength athletes.
    • Analysis of cardiac parameters in relation to exercise type.

    Main Results:

    • Endurance athletes exhibit eccentric hypertrophy (enlarged cavity, normal wall thickness).
    • Strength athletes show concentric hypertrophy (thickened walls, normal cavity size).
    • These adaptations are generally within normal physiological ranges.

    Conclusions:

    • Echocardiography is the definitive tool for diagnosing the athlete's heart.
    • Exercise-induced cardiac adaptations are distinct from heart disease.
    • Understanding these physiological changes aids in clinical assessment.