Do athletic ECG changes predict athletic performance in Gurkha recruits?
Michael PatonAndrew Ka Ho WongD CooperD PunJ MelhuishIain T ParsonsPublished in: BMJ military health (2024)
ECG changes of athleticism negligibly predict and differentiate athletic performance in our athletic population. The most predictive ECG markers being voltage criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy and RVH. Markers of increased vagal tone were not predictive. TWI, being a marker for disease, was also a marker for athletic performance in this cohort. The number of athletic ECG adaptations did not predict increased athletic performance.