Electrocardiographic changes associated with training and discontinuation of training in an athlete with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - 26/08/11
, Laura Merlo, MD a, Donatella Noventa, MD a, Cristina Basso, MD b, Antonio Pelliccia, MD c, Barry J. Maron, MD dAbstract |
The 12-lead electrocardiogram of a 17-year-old African professional soccer player had signs of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and deeply inverted T waves in the inferior and precordial leads. Two-dimensional echocardiography showed mild LV hypertrophy with normal cavity size consistent with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. After 5 months of complete discontinuation of training, the electrocardiogram normalized; however, the echocardiogram was unchanged. Subsequently, and contrary to our advice, the athlete resumed training and professional soccer. One year later the electrocardiogram again showed a similar and markedly abnormal pattern without cardiac dimensional changes.
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Vol 93 - N° 4
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