• Distinguishing left ventricular hypertrophy from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in adolescents: A longitudinal observation study 

      Forså, Marianne Inngjerdingen; Smedsrud, Marit Kristine; Haugaa, Kristina Ingrid Helena Hermann; Bjerring, Anders W.; Fruh, Andreas; Sarvari, Sebastian I.; Landgraff, Hege Elisabeth Wilson; Hallén, Jostein; Edvardsen, Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aims: Echocardiographic characteristics to distinguish physiological left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy from pathology are warranted in early adolescent athletes. This study aimed to explore the phenotype, progression, and ...
    • Young athlete's growing heart: Sex differences in cardiac adaptation to exercise training during adolescence 

      Forså, Marianne Inngjerdingen; Bjerring, Anders W.; Haugaa, Kristina Ingrid Helena Hermann; Smedsrud, Marit Kristine; Landgraff, Hege Elisabeth W.; Hallén, Jostein; Sarvari, Sebastian Imre; Edvardsen, Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Athlete’s heart is a condition of exercise-induced cardiac remodelling. Adult male endurance athletes more often remodel beyond reference values. The impact of sex on remodelling through adolescence remains ...