Use of Echo in the Evaluation of Athlete’s Heart

Speaker: Ashwin Padiyath MD, Cardiology Resident (PGY-5)

Objectives:

1. Review the mechanisms of cardiac remodeling in response to exercise
2. Understand the pros and cons of various imaging modalities in evaluating cardiac anomalies in athletes
3. Assess ways to differentiate normal remodeling from cardiac pathology
4. Review the key guideline recommendations for the use of imaging in screening athletesSpeaker: Ashwin Padiyath MD, Cardiology Resident (PGY-5)

Objectives:

1. Review the mechanisms of cardiac remodeling in response to exercise
2. Understand the pros and cons of various imaging modalities in evaluating cardiac anomalies in athletes
3. Assess ways to differentiate normal remodeling from cardiac pathology
4. Review the key guideline recommendations for the use of imaging in screening athletes