2019年9月1日 · Six ECG patterns are found more frequently in healthy black adults than in whites. These patterns are presumably benign, but also may resemble those of malignant disease. 1) Healthy black adults show higher QRS voltage, and more often meet ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).

1) Healthy black adults show higher QRS voltage, and more often meet ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Associated repolarization abnormalities can produce ST segment elevation (STE) that resembles ST elevation MI (STEMI). 2) The pattern of benign anterior STE, seen often in males, is more common in black subjects.

2024年2月5日 · As part of our investigation into the YBFP-associated African/Afro-Caribbean ECG pattern, we identified distinct ECG features, including TWI, left ventricular hypertrophy, first-degree atrioventricular block, and early repolarization, with a more pronounced presence in Black athletes compared to Mixed-race athletes.

There is debate over the use of the electrocardiogram (ECG) to screen athletes for disorders associated with sudden cardiac death, but if screening is completed, accurate ECG interpretation is important. Recently, there has been recognition …

2021年5月1日 · Main results: The various studies reviewed revealed that about 10% to 30% of black African/Afro-Caribbean athletes had abnormal ECG. R/S voltage criteria exceeding hypertrophic indices were found in about 60% to 89% of black African/Afro-Caribbean athletes.

Here we characterize the full range of ECG findings and abnormalities among a national sample of 20,962 black and white men and women from The Reasons For Geographic and Racial Differences In Stroke (REGARDS) study and assess the impact of adjustment for confounding clinical and demographic modifiers on observed differences.

Main Results: The various studies reviewed revealed that about 10% to 30% of black African/Afro-Caribbean athletes had abnormal ECG. R/S voltage criteria exceeding hypertrophic indices were found in about 60% to 89% of black African/Afro-Caribbean athletes.

2014年3月11日 · This study reports the performance of current ECG interpretation criteria in elite BAs and WAs compared with proposed “refined criteria,” which incorporate new research findings on benign ECG patterns in athletes and the effect of black ethnicity.

2021年2月25日 · Black ethnicity has been reported as an independent predictor of abnormal electrocardiography (ECG) findings among athletes and the frequency and significance of training-related ECG findings versus findings suggestive of an underlying pathology in the young African athletes is crucial.

Most of ECG patterns are similar in these black and white individuals; particularly repolarization features. Positive T wave in V1 lead and isolated R wave microvoltage in aVL lead are predominant in blacks whereas slurring variant of early repolarization is more frequent in whites.