title: Pathological electrocardiogram in a young sports champion: sign of athlete's heart or sub-clinical heart disease?
abstract: The resting electrocardiogram (ECG) is an essential tool in modern cardiological practice and its recording is part of the basic cardiovascular examination. Nevertheless, it may be a cause of concern even in asymptomatic individuals when it is not entirely normal. We present the case of a young sports champion with a pathological resting ECG and the consequent dilemmas in relation to eligibility for competitive athletic activity.
authors.affiliation: Special Heart Centre for Young and Athletes, Unit of Inherited Cardiac Diseases, 1st Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Greece. spkounas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kounas
authors.forename: Aris
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anastasakis
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports; D055815:Young Adult