Electrocardiograms of Children and Adolescents Practicing Non-competitive Sports: Normal Limits and Abnormal Findings in a Large European Cohort Evaluated by Telecardiology.
Giuseppe MolinariNatale Daniele BrunettiLuigi BiascoSandro SquarciaYvonne CristoforettiRiccardo BennicelliCecilia Del VecchioCecilia ViacavaCarla GiustettoFiorenzo GaitaPublished in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2018)
This is the first work reporting derived normal limits and abnormal ECG findings in a large contemporary European cohort of children and adolescents aged 3-14 years practicing non-competitive sports. Clear pathological alterations are extremely uncommon, deserving, when encountered, additional examinations. Even in a physically active population, the common features of an adult athlete's ECG are absent.