TY - JOUR T1 - Abnormal electrocardiographic findings in athletes: recognising changes suggestive of cardiomyopathy JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 137 LP - 152 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2012-092069 VL - 47 IS - 3 AU - Jonathan A Drezner AU - Euan Ashley AU - Aaron L Baggish AU - Mats Börjesson AU - Domenico Corrado AU - David S Owens AU - Akash Patel AU - Antonio Pelliccia AU - Victoria L Vetter AU - Michael J Ackerman AU - Jeff Anderson AU - Chad A Asplund AU - Bryan C Cannon AU - John DiFiori AU - Peter Fischbach AU - Victor Froelicher AU - Kimberly G Harmon AU - Hein Heidbuchel AU - Joseph Marek AU - Stephen Paul AU - Jordan M Prutkin AU - Jack C Salerno AU - Christian M Schmied AU - Sanjay Sharma AU - Ricardo Stein AU - Mathew Wilson Y1 - 2013/02/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/3/137.abstract N2 - Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of heart muscle diseases and collectively are the leading cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young athletes. The 12-lead ECG is utilised as both a screening and diagnostic tool for detecting conditions associated with SCD. Fundamental to the appropriate evaluation of athletes undergoing ECG is an understanding of the ECG findings that may indicate the presence of an underlying pathological cardiac disorder. This article describes ECG findings present in cardiomyopathies afflicting young athletes and outlines appropriate steps for further evaluation of these ECG abnormalities. The ECG findings defined as abnormal in athletes were established by an international consensus panel of experts in sports cardiology and sports medicine. ER -