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Episode 215: The Extreme Exercise Hypothesis

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Do You Have Myocardial Fibrosis?

Myocardial fibrosis is a risk factor for things like future heart attacks and heart failure in the general population. But we don't really know what the prognostic significance is of nonspecific myocardial Fibrosis seen in athletes. It's thought that the increase in venous return to the heart during exercise, particularly long duration sustained endurance exercise may be responsible for this finding. More study with an eye towards the pattern, the location and the extent of fibrosis is necessary to really find out.

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