Electrocardiographic evaluation in athletes: ‘Normal’ changes in the athlete's heart and benefits and disadvantages of screening

Young athletes are considered the healthiest group in society. Although rare, there are still reports of sudden death or cardiac arrest on the playing fields. Clinical evaluation is of paramount importance for the identification of possible pathological states that confer increased risk of these eve...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Machado Leite, João Freitas, Manuel Campelo, M. Júlia Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116000159