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. 1997 Dec;69(6):385-8.

[Athlete's heart in elite disabled athletes]

[Article in Portuguese]
J A Oliveira Filho  1 , A C Silva, E Lira Filho, B Luna Filho, S H Covre, F A Lauro, M A Danucalov, W A Leite, S Tuffik, J L Andrade, A A de Paola, E Martinez Filho
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[Athlete's heart in elite disabled athletes]

[Article in Portuguese]
J A Oliveira Filho et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 1997 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of the athlete's, heart syndrome in elite disabled Brazilians athletes.

Methods: Seventy-five athletes, age 27.8 +/- 6.7 years, 56 men, with various disabilities (47 physical, 12 visual and 16 cerebral paralysis) underwent clinical, electrocardiographic, vectorcardiographic, ergometric and echocardiographic evaluations.

Results: Athlete's heart signs occurred in 33% of the clinical evaluations, in 55% of the electrocardiograms, in 15% of the vectorcardiograms, and in 5% of the echocardiograms. At least one of these signs was presented in 51% of the athletes. There were 2 or more abnormalities in 46% of the athletes and 4 or more signs in 12%. Exercise test was considered not ischemic in 77% of the subjects. There was right bundle branch block in 23% of the tests.

Conclusion: There were two or more athlete's heart syndrome signs in 46% of Brazilian disabled athletes.

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