NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in young, seemingly healthy athletes is associated with the eventual development of cardiomyopathy, a structural disease of heart ...

Potentially Pathological ECG Patterns Prevalent in Young More than 20% of young non-athletes have electrocardiogram (ECG) patterns that can be considered potentially pathological. (HealthDay News) — ...

January 9, 2008 (Rome, Italy) – An abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) in a young, highly trained athlete might be the first expression of underlying cardiomyopathy, a new study suggests, and might not ...

Sudden cardiac death in young athletes who had not previously exhibited symptoms is a relatively rare yet tragic event. This occurs in around 60-80 young athletes annually in the United States. In a ...

Correspondence to Dr Aaron Baggish, Cardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Suite 5B, Boston, MA 02114, USA; abaggish{at}partners.org Background/aim ...

London, UK and Kansas City, MO - Two new studies are among the first to show that there are significant racial differences between young athletes in terms of ECG patterns and left ventricular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abnormal ECG findings were more common in female athletes compared with male athletes, according to a study ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Abnormalities seen on electrocardiogram - a test that detects and records the heart's electrical activity -- are twice as common in black professional football players as ...

Objectives: To screen all players registered for the 8th CAF African Under-17 Championship for risk factors of sudden cardiac death. Design: Standardised cardiac evaluation prior to the start of the ...