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 ...

Q: I thought heart attacks are caused by sudden complete blockage in a heart artery. But my father’s happened because his ...

January 9, 2008 (Rome, Italy) – An abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) in a young, highly trained athlete might be the first expression of underlying cardiomyopathy, a new study suggests, and might not ...

If you're having chest pain or discomfort, or shortness of breath with activity or at rest, it might prompt your health care provider to order an electrocardiogram. This painless test, which lasts ...

Many young people who suffered sudden cardiac death had recently sought medical care. More frequent use of electrocardiograms ...

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 ...

Background Electrocardiography (ECG) is recommended as part of IOC's preparticipation health examination in athletes. The new Seattle criteria for interpreting ECG in athletes are developed with ...

Correspondence to Ricardo Stein, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-903, Brazil; rstein{at}cardiol.br Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of abnormal ECG findings and ...

We carried out a preoperative health check on a 13-month-old sexually intact male research beagle weighing 9.6 kg. The dog had no history of disease. The breeder (Marshall Europe, Italy) provided ...

A widow is suing Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence after alleging doctors ignored her husband’s abnormal heart readings before his surgery, where he died after, a lawsuit alleges. A widow is ...