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  1. ASPETAR-Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar

    M. G. Wilson

  2. Department of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK

    R. O’Hanlon & S. K. Prasad

  3. St Vincent’s University Hospital and The Blackrock Clinic, Dublin, Ireland

    R. O’Hanlon

  4. Department of Heart Muscle Disorders and Sports Cardiology, St George’s Hospital, London, UK

    S. Sharma

  5. Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

    K. George & G. Whyte

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Wilson, M.G., O’Hanlon, R., Prasad, S.K. et al. Reply to: do marathon runners face an “ominous” risk of myocardial fibrosis?. Eur J Appl Physiol 111, 1227–1229 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-011-1895-2

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