Impact of the distance from the chest wall to the heart on surface ECG voltage in athletes.

Kristofer HedmanAlessandro PattiKegan J MoneghettiDavid HsuJeffrey W ChristleEuan AshleyDavid HadleyFrancois HaddadVictor Froelicher

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2020)

The chest wall-LV distance was weakly associated with ECG voltage in athletes. Inconsistent associations in men and women imply different intrathoracic factors affecting impedance and conductance between sexes. This may help explain the poor relationship between QRS voltage and LVM in athletes.

Keyphrases

heart rate variability
heart rate
high school
heart failure
computed tomography