[Usefulness of the ECG in the sports screening of footballers affiliated to a regional sports federation].
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.
Martín
María
M
Area del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España. mmartinf7@hotmail.com
Rodríguez-Reguero
José J
JJ
Calvo
David
D
de la Torre
Ana
A
Fernández
Agapito
A
García-Castro
Mónica
M
Del Valle
Miguel
M
Morís de la Tassa
César
C
D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography