Healio

Abnormal ECG more common in female athletes vs. male athletes

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 ...
BMJ

How to evaluate premature ventricular beats in the athlete: critical review and proposal of a diagnostic algorithm

Although premature ventricular beats (PVBs) in young people and athletes are usually benign, they may rarely mark underlying heart disease and risk of sudden cardiac death during sport. This review ...
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 ...
Science Daily

Abnormal electrocardiogram findings are common in NBA players

About 1 in 5 professional basketball players had abnormalities on their electrocardiograms (ECGs), some but not all of which were explained by changes in the shape and size of their hearts as a result ...
Healio

General Cardiology Part 1

What is the most common ECG finding of a pulmonary embolus? The most common ECG finding in the setting of a pulmonary embolism is sinus tachycardia, however the "S1Q3T3" pattern of acute cor pulmonale ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

ECG Metrics May Predict Cardiac Deaths in CKD Patients

(HealthDay News) — Certain electrocardiographic (ECG) measures may improve prediction of cardiovascular death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to research published online July ...
MedPage Today

Using ECG for the Diagnosis of Hyperkalemia

QRS interval widening appears to be highly specific for the diagnosis of hyperkalemia in patients with end-stage kidney disease. ECG changes, in general, have poor sensitivities for hyperkalemia in ...