LONDON, UK — In a population of 2167 men free of major CHD events at baseline, T-wave abnormalities may be significantly predictive of sudden coronary death independently of other risk factors, ...

Background In athletes, ECG changes from physiological cardiac remodelling are common but can overlap with findings from a pathological disorder. We compared ECG findings in a group of elite high ...

Bottom Line: 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 ...

Many different T wave abnormalities exist. Hyperacute T waves are the very first sign of a myocardial infarction, however are frequently missed on the ECG since they are only transient during the ...

Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy did not reduce mortality in patients with a prior myocardial infarction, persistent moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and ...

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 ...

In a new study, 1 in 5 National Basketball Association athletes had abnormal ECG classifications, some of which may be influenced by left ventricular concentric remodeling. Overall, 89% of athletes ...

4 UPMC Université Paris 6, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Centre de Référence Maladies Cardiaques Héréditaires, France 5 AP-HP, Functional Unit of Cardiogenetics and Myogenetics, Centre de ...

Martin A. Alpert, MD, FCCP; Boyd E. Terry, MD; Charles R. Hamm, MD; T. Michael Fan, MD, PhD; Michael V. Cohen, MD; Clara V. Massey, MD; and Jack A. Painter, MD ...

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 ...