ECG and morphologic adaptations in Arabic athletes: are the European Society of Cardiology's recommendations for the interpretation of the 12-lead ECG appropriate for this ethnicity?

Nathan R Riding; Othman Salah; Sanjay Sharma; François Carré; Keith P George; Abdulaziz Farooq; Bruce Hamilton; Hakim Chalabi; Gregory P Whyte; Mathew G Wilson

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2012-091871

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ECG and morphologic adaptations in Arabic athletes: are the European Society of Cardiology's recommendations for the interpretation of the 12-lead ECG appropriate for this ethnicity?

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Nathan R Riding Department of Sports Medicine, ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Othman Salah Department of Sports Medicine, ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sanjay Sharma Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Georges University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
François Carré Rennes 1 University, Pontchaillou Hospital, INSERM U 642, Rennes, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Keith P George Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Abdulaziz Farooq Department of Sports Medicine, ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bruce Hamilton Departments of Sports Medicine, High Performance Sport New Zealand, Millenium Centre Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hakim Chalabi CMOs office, ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gregory P Whyte Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mathew G Wilson Department of Sports Medicine, ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Mathew Wilson, Department of Sports Medicine, ASPETAR Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha PO Box 29222, Qatar; mathew.wilson{at}aspetar.com

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Riding NR, Salah O, Sharma S, et al

ECG and morphologic adaptations in Arabic athletes: are the European Society of Cardiology's recommendations for the interpretation of the 12-lead ECG appropriate for this ethnicity?

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2014;48:1138-1143.

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Accepted January 26, 2013
First published April 5, 2013.

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October 11, 2022

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