| The Athlete's Heart in Adolescent Africans: An Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Study. | |
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PMID: 22402076 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to define electrocardiographic (ECG) and echocardiographic characteristics of adolescent African athletes. BACKGROUND: Recent observations in African athletes reported large prevalence of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and ECG abnormalities. No data, so far, exist for adolescent Africans, which comprise a growing proportion of competitive/professional athletes. METHODS: The study included 154 soccer players participating at the 8th African Under-17 Championship of 2009, representing Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gambia, Guinea, Malawi, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe. For comparison, 62 Italian players with similar ages, sport achievements, and training schedules were included. RESULTS: African athletes showed higher R5/S1-wave voltages than Caucasian athletes (48.6 ± 12.1 mm vs. 34.1 ± 8.9 mm; p < 0.01), larger prevalence of ECG LV hypertrophy (89% vs. 42%; p < 0.001), ST-segment elevation (91% vs. 56%; p < 0.001), and deeply inverted, or diffusely flat/biphasic, T waves (14% vs. 3% [p < 0.05] and 25% vs. 8% [p < 0.008], respectively). LV wall thicknesses were increased in Africans by 5% compared with Caucasians, and exceeded normal limits (≥13 mm) in 4 Africans but in no Caucasians. No athlete showed evidence of cardiomyopathies (i.e., hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy). On individual analysis, Algerians showed lower R/S-wave voltages compared with other African athletes. Increased wall thickness (≥13 mm) was observed only in sub-Saharian athletes (from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Niger). CONCLUSIONS: African athletes displayed large proportion of ECG abnormalities, including a striking increase in R/S-wave voltage, ST-segment elevation, and deeply inverted or diffusely flat T waves by adolescence. LV remodeling in African athletes was characterized by a disproportionate wall thickening than in Caucasians but similar cavity size. Finally, distinctive peculiarities existed in African athletes according to the country (and ethnic) origin. |
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Fernando M Di Paolo; Christian Schmied; Yacine A Zerguini; Astrid Junge; Filippo Quattrini; Franco Culasso; Jiri Dvorak; Antonio Pelliccia |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume: 59 ISSN: 1558-3597 ISO Abbreviation: J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-03-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8301365 Medline TA: J Am Coll Cardiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1029-36 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright © 2012 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Institute of Sport Medicine and Science, CONI, Rome, Italy. |
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