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Intense Exercise & Potential Heart Damage (aka Athlete's Heart)
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin

Intense Exercise & Potential Heart Damage (aka Athlete's Heart)

5/13/20261:44:55
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In this episode, I cover "athlete's heart" — the paradox where the same cardiovascular adaptations that make endurance athletes exceptional can also mimic, and sometimes mask, real risk. I trace the history of what’s now known as exercise-induced cardiovascular remodeling (EICR), and walk through wh