Abnormal electrocardiographic findings in athletes: recognising changes suggestive of primary electrical disease.

This article describes ECG findings present in primary electrical diseases afflicting young athletes and outlines appropriate steps for further evaluation of these ECG abnormalities. The ECG findings defined as abnormal in athletes were established by an international consensus panel of experts in sports cardiology and sports medicine.
PMID: 23303761 [PubMed - in process]

Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - January 18, 2013 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Drezner JA, Ackerman MJ, Cannon BC, Corrado D, Heidbuchel H, Prutkin JM, Salerno JC, Anderson J, Ashley E, Asplund CA, Baggish AL, Börjesson M, Difiori JP, Fischbach P, Froelicher V, Harmon KG, Marek J, Owens DS, Paul S, Pelliccia A, Schmied CM, Sharma S Tags: Br J Sports Med Source Type: research