In a new study, 1 in 5 National Basketball Association athletes had abnormal ECG classifications, some of which may be influenced by left ventricular concentric remodeling. Overall, 89% of athletes ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) may be an aid to interpreting ECG results, helping healthcare staff to diagnose diseases that affect the heart. Researchers at Uppsala University and heart specialists in ...

Several ECG markers and phenotypes have been associated with and predictive of stroke. Hence, ECG, the most widely used noninvasive tool, could have potential value in stroke risk stratification. AF, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abnormal ECG findings were more common in female athletes compared with male athletes, according to a study ...

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Objectives To evaluate the electrocardiographic (ECG) characteristics of West-Asian, black and Caucasian male athletes competing in Qatar using the 2010 recommendations for 12-lead ECG interpretation ...

Electrocardiogram abnormalities, particularly major abnormalities, are associated with significantly higher cardiovascular and all-cause mortality risks among patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic ...

Electrocardiographic (EKG) cardiac abnormalities are common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), even those with a short disease duration, Canadian researchers have found. Severe ...

About 1 in 5 professional basketball players had abnormalities on their electrocardiograms (ECGs), some but not all of which were explained by changes in the shape and size of their hearts as a result ...

Sudden death can occur as a consequence of cardiac-conduction abnormalities in the neuromuscular disease myotonic dystrophy type 1. The determinants of the risk of sudden death remain imprecise. We ...

In this review, the authors discuss the role of ECG in prediction of stroke. ECG plays an important role in detection of several stroke risk factors/predictors including atrial fibrillation and left ...