Audio Qbank – Q8 – A 34F triathlete

 

A 34-year-old woman is a professional triathlete. Her HR is 35, RR 12, BP 105/60. Transthoracic echocardiography shows biventricular dilatation with normal contractility and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 76%. Which of the following is likely in this patient?

Concentric hypertrophy
Diastolic dysfunction
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Eccentric hypertrophy
 

 

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