Echocardiographic Findings in Peri-pubertal Athletes
The selected subset of athletes enrolled limited the influence of sex, ethnicity and age on TWI prevalence and distribution, thus differentiating our study from the published ones. However, any conclusion can be drawn about the clinical significance of TWI in athletes of different ages, races and sport disciplines and female gender. The low prevalence of cardiomyopathies observed may be related to the young age of athletes, at which the diseases may not have manifested. A further limitation is represented by the cross-sectional study design without a clinical, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic follow-up. However, a follow-up study of this population will be the object of a future publication.
Limitations
The selected subset of athletes enrolled limited the influence of sex, ethnicity and age on TWI prevalence and distribution, thus differentiating our study from the published ones. However, any conclusion can be drawn about the clinical significance of TWI in athletes of different ages, races and sport disciplines and female gender. The low prevalence of cardiomyopathies observed may be related to the young age of athletes, at which the diseases may not have manifested. A further limitation is represented by the cross-sectional study design without a clinical, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic follow-up. However, a follow-up study of this population will be the object of a future publication.
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