BMJ

MEASUREMENT METHOD IS IMPORTANT FOR INTERPRETATION OF ATHLETES' ECG

Background Electrocardiography (ECG) is recommended as part of IOC's preparticipation health examination in athletes. The new Seattle criteria for interpreting ECG in athletes are developed with ...
TCTMD

Better ECG Interpretation Criteria Needed for Professional Basketball Players, Study Suggests

ECG abnormalities detected as part of a cardiac screening program mandated by the National Basketball Association (NBA) were found in 15.6% of active players and potential draftees, a new analysis ...
BMJ

ECG findings in competitive rowers: normative data and the prevalence of abnormalities using contemporary screening recommendations

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 ...
EurekAlert!

Breast implants may impede ECG and lead to false heart attack diagnosis

Vienna, Austria - 21 June 2017: Breast implants may impede an electrocardiogram (ECG) and could result in a false heart attack diagnosis, according to research presented today at EHRA EUROPACE - ...