| Abstrakt: |
A study conducted in Brazil evaluated the prevalence of abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in male Brazilian football players and their association with imaging results. The study analyzed 6,125 players aged 15-35 years who underwent cardiovascular screening from 2002 to 2023. The results showed that 3% of the players had abnormal ECGs, with a higher prevalence in older athletes. Black players had a higher prevalence of T-wave inversion in certain leads compared to white and mixed-race players. Further investigations revealed that some players with abnormal ECGs had cardiac pathologies confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), even if their transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) results were normal. Overall, 0.1% of the athletes were diagnosed with cardiac diseases, but no cardiac events were documented during the follow-up period. The study highlights the importance of imaging associations in enhancing the understanding of ECG abnormalities in male Brazilian football players. [Extracted from the article] |
