Electrocardiographic pattern of apparently healthy African adolescent athletes in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strategies to prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD) among young athletes have become topical worldwide and unrecognized cardiac pathology has been identified as a leading cause. Black ethnicity has been reported as an independent predictor of abnormal electrocardiography (ECG) findings among athletes and the frequency and significance of training-related ECG findings versus findings suggestive of an underlying pathology in the young African athletes is crucial.

Methods

This cross sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence and distribution of ECG patterns in young athletes and controls. A total of 360 participants (180 athletes and 180 controls) were recruited from six secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria between November 2014 and July 2015. Evaluation included

SUBMITTER: Sokunbi OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7905616 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature