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What is the clinical significance of abnormal ECG but normal echocardiography? Read the week’s top stories in cardiology

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found that individuals who had positive ECG results and normal stress echocardiography had a ...
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Exercise-Recovery PVCs and Abnormal Echo Raises Risk for CV Death

The study covered in this summary was published on MedRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Patients who experienced premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) during the recovery ...
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Echo Screening in Asymptomatic Adults Has No Mortality Benefit

TROMSØ, Norway — Randomly screening all individuals for structural heart disease with echocardiography does not translate into improved survival, nor does it reduce the risk of MI or stroke in these ...
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Abnormal electrocardiogram findings are common in NBA players

About 1 in 5 professional basketball players had abnormalities on their electrocardiograms (ECGs), some but not all of which were explained by changes in the shape and size of their hearts as a result ...
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Study of ECG findings among WNBA athletes could guide future screening programs

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abnormal ECG findings were rare in elite female basketball players. These data may serve as a reference for ...