What is athlete’s heart?

Athlete's heart is a condition in which the heart enlarges due to exercising. It is a condition which is usually harmless. In this video, I describe how an athlete heart occurs as well as the different ways someone gets athlete's heart.
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[@xyz-mc5of]

Thank you for the video 🙏

[@Ririnad]

Hi, Dr. Elder please make a video on cellular respiration #myking 😭

[@sethplays572]

My teacher lmao

[@anon07045]

Hello doc, i had my ekg last time and the result is Left Axis Deviation, then i went to my Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist and he said it’s not Left Axis Deviation, he suspects that i have athletes heart. And i also had my stress test, i have thickened anterior mitral valve leaflet without restriction of motion. And thickening of all ventricular segments, is it because i do high intensity workout like boxing and lifting?

[@DrEldersAnatomyChannel]

It could be, I don’t know enough about your case to give you a definitive answer

[@anon07045]

@@DrEldersAnatomyChannel can intense boxing training thicken the anterior mitral valve leaflet? And the left ventricle?

[@DrEldersAnatomyChannel]

@@anon07045 good question. I imagine because you are increase the heart rate and blood pressure you are working your heart out so I would imagine it does