title: [Usefulness of the ECG in the sports screening of footballers affiliated to a regional sports federation].
abstract: We report the results of a study carried out in 825 young football club members, all of whom underwent screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using a 12-lead ECG. Echocardiographic assessment was performed in only those with positive ECG results, as defined by the European Society of Cardiology. Echocardiography proved necessary in 61 (7%) individuals with positive ECG findings, of whom 7 had echocardiographic findings indicative of left ventricular hypertrophy: five were in the "gray zone", 1 was judged to have athlete's heart, and one had been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In all these cases, ECG showed repolarization abnormalities, and 4 satisfied criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy.
authors.affiliation: Area del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España. mmartinf7@hotmail.com
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: José J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Reguero
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de la Torre
authors.forename: Agapito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Castro
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Valle
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morís de la Tassa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography