Physiological and pathological aspects of T waves inversion in performance athletes
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https://doi.org/10.52556/2587-3873.2023.1(94).09Keywords:
sport, performance athletes, medical examination, Electrocardiogram, T-waves, overload, cardiovascular systemAbstract
Assessment and monitoring of the state of health of those people, who are engaged in regular physical activities, has maximum importance for keeping and promoting safe sports activities, with optimal functioning of the organism. The goal of the study is early diagnosis of clinical manifestations of the cardiovascular system, premorbid states, and even of heart pathologies in athletes. A clinical sign is a disorder in repolarization processes, which are recorded in the electrocardiogram in the form of inverted T-waves. Aiming to achieve the goal of this research, there was carried on a cross-sectional, descriptive, and narrative study. There were chosen the medical record sheets of the athletes with the above deviations in the electrocardiogram. There was also research and analyzed the tactics of medical examination, diagnosing, treatment, and monitoring over the course of time. As of the total number of 3,966 examined athletes, 11 athletes presented deviations in the electrocardiogram, in the form of inverted T-waves; 8 athletes of those mentioned above had symptoms of transitory nature, and 3 people had symptoms of permanent nature. Deviations in the electrocardiogram, having the form of inverted T-waves, are deviations of pathological nature in the electrocardiogram. However, according to the specialized literature, they may be also interpreted in the context of physiological deviations, as a result of a long-time physical effort. The issuance by the sports medicine doctor of the medical opinion allows the admission of athletes to practice regular sports activities in a harmless way.
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