Electrocardiographic right and left bundle branch block patterns in athletes: prevalence, pathology, and clinical significance.
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serval:BIB_651B6CD0708D
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Electrocardiographic right and left bundle branch block patterns in athletes: prevalence, pathology, and clinical significance.
Journal
Journal of electrocardiology
ISSN
1532-8430 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0022-0736
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
48
Number
3
Pages
380-384
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Differentiating benign electrocardiographic (ECG) patterns in athletes from those representative of underlying cardiac pathology is both clinically relevant and challenging. Complete right (RBBB) and left (LBBB) bundle branch block are relatively rare in asymptomatic athletic populations, and current expert consensus guidelines recommend further clinical investigation upon detection of either ECG pattern. However, present data suggest that typical RBBB is not associated with structural cardiac pathology and may alternatively represent an ECG marker of exercise-induced right ventricular remodeling. In accordance with current guidelines, the presence of asymptomatic LBBB in athletes is not associated with normal exercise physiology and more likely indicative of underlying cardiac pathology. While long-term outcomes for asymptomatic athletes with RBBB or LBBB remain unknown, current evidence regarding these ECG patterns should be considered to improve the specificity of future athlete-specific ECG interpretation guidelines.
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Athletes/statistics & numerical data, Bundle-Branch Block/diagnosis, Bundle-Branch Block/mortality, Child, Comorbidity, Death, Sudden, Cardiac/epidemiology, Death, Sudden, Cardiac/prevention & control, Diagnostic Tests, Routine/statistics & numerical data, Early Diagnosis, Electrocardiography/methods, Electrocardiography/statistics & numerical data, Evidence-Based Medicine, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Mandatory Testing/statistics & numerical data, Mass Screening/statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Prognosis, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Assessment/methods, Risk Factors, Sensitivity and Specificity, Survival Rate, Young Adult, Athlete, Bundle branch block, ECG, Screening
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