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==Prevalence of ECG abnormalities in | ==Prevalence of ECG abnormalities in athletes== | ||
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|+ | |colspan="2"|+Table 3: Prevalence of ECG abnormalities in an unselected population of 32 652 young individuals undergoing the pre-participation cardiovascular screening | ||
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! ECG abnormalities | |||
| align="left" valign="top" | Athletes, ''n'' (%) | | align="left" valign="top" | Athletes, ''n'' (%) | ||
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! Negative T-waves in precordial/standard leads | |||
| align="left" valign="top" | 751 (2.3) | | align="left" valign="top" | 751 (2.3) | ||
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! RBBB | |||
| align="left" valign="top" | 351 (1.0) | | align="left" valign="top" | 351 (1.0) | ||
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! Increased R/S wave voltages (suggestive of LVH) | |||
| align="left" valign="top" | 247 (0.8) | | align="left" valign="top" | 247 (0.8) | ||
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! Left anterior fascicular block | |||
| align="left" valign="top" | 162 (0.5) | | align="left" valign="top" | 162 (0.5) | ||
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! Pre-excitation pattern | |||
| align="left" valign="top" | 42 (0.1) | | align="left" valign="top" | 42 (0.1) | ||
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! LBBB | |||
| align="left" valign="top" | 19 (0.1) | | align="left" valign="top" | 19 (0.1) | ||
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! Prolonged corrected QT interval | |||
| align="left" valign="top" | 1 (0.003) | | align="left" valign="top" | 1 (0.003) | ||
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! Others (incomplete RBBB, prolonged PR interval, early repolarization pattern) | |||
| align="left" valign="top" | 2280 (7.0) | | align="left" valign="top" | 2280 (7.0) | ||
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! Total | |||
| align="left" valign="top" | 3853 (11.8) | | align="left" valign="top" | 3853 (11.8) | ||
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RBBB, right bundle branch block; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; LBBB, left bundle branch block.<cite>Pellicia</cite> | |||
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==References== | ==References== |