Sudden improvement in ventricular repolarization abnormality after a short detraining period in an athlete. (27th June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Motoki, Noriko; Akazawa, Yohei; Hachiya, Akira; Inaba, Yuji
• Is Part Of: Cardiology in the young. Volume 27:Number 9(2017)
• Page Start: 1849
• Page End: 1852
• Publication Date: 2017-06-27
• Subjects: Athlete's heart, -- electrocardiography, -- T-wave inversion, -- arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1017/S1047951117001287
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1047-9511

Abstract

Abstract: We describe the case of a 17-year-old male soccer player with T-wave inversion in precordial leads in resting electrocardiography, which also disclosed sinus bradycardia, early repolarization, and increased QRS voltage. These findings strongly suggested cardiomyopathy. The patient's T-wave inversion disappeared during only 2 weeks of detraining, and it re-appeared 2 weeks after resumption of intensive training. This sudden change in electrocardiographic parameters over a short period helped in identifying the adolescent as having athlete's heart.