Cardiac modeling in sport

During sport activity, the cardiovascular system is subjected to intense workloads that can lead to adaptations, especially when the practice is continuous and intense. This lecture starts with the description of the fundamental aspects of sport-induced cardiac remodeling; then, it goes across models based on medical imaging for reproducing cardiac flow and for the evaluation of cardiac deformation. These methods are then applied for a deep, physics-based description of cardiac function during exercise and its relation with adaptation.