Holter-determined arrhythmias in young elite athletes with suspected risk: Insights from a 20-year experience.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We assessed the occurrence of rhythm alterations in elite athletes with suspected risk using Holter monitoring, and the association of Holter-determined rhythm alterations with echocardiographic findings.

Methods

A large cohort of Spanish elite athletes (N = 6,579, 34% female) underwent in-depth cardiological examination (including echocardiographic evaluation, and resting and exercise electrocardiogram [ECG]) between 01/02/1998 and 12/31/2018. Holter monitoring was performed in those reporting cardiovascular symptoms, with suspicion of cardiac structural abnormalities potentially associated with dangerous arrhythmias, or with resting/exercise ECG features prompting a closer examination. We assessed the occurrence of cardiac rhythm alterations, as well as the

SUBMITTER: Boraita A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9354520 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature