Athlete's Heart: From Cellular–Molecular Mechanism to Structural Anomalies
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
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Dear Colleagues,
Physical activity plays an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, which represent the leading cause of death worldwide. Exercises have effects on mitochondria, sarcoplasmic reticulum, nuclear envelope, and plasma membrane of cardiac myocytes. While exercises are one of the best ways for improving health, extreme exercise may cause physiological changes in the heart. These physiological changes are usually found in athletes and are known as “athlete’s heart”, which can be difficult to distinguish from pathological changes causing sudden cardiac death.
Athletes’ metabolism presents differences regarding glucose, lipids, proteins, iron, vitamins, and micro and macronutrients compared with that of normal people. Moreover, it is believed that 20-60% of athletes suffer from stress caused by excessive exercise.
This Special Issue is supervised by Dr. Daniela Miricescu and Prof. Dr. Maria Greabu, and assisted by Dr. Silviu Stanciu (University Central Military Hospital Bucharest). The main aim of this Special Issue is to observe the perturbations that appear in athletes’ hearts from a cellular to a clinical point of view and provide new insights into the underlying molecular mechanisms. Original research articles and review papers are welcome.
Dr. Daniela Miricescu
Prof. Dr. Maria Greabu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- physical activity
- mitochondria
- athlete’s heart
- cardiac myocytes
- cardiac death
- stress
- metabolism
- glucose
- lipids
- nutrients
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