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Electrocardiogram as Part of the Evaluation of Children and Adolescents Before Starting Physical Exercise by Diego Lineker Marquetto Silva; Rossano Cesar Bonatto; Celia de Paula Pimenta Bonatto; Carlos Roberto Padovani; José Roberto Fioretto is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Background: Children and adolescents should be encouraged to participate in sports; however, physicians should screen for cardiac abnormalities that can lead to sudden death. The European Society of Cardiology, the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and the Brazilian Society of Sports Medicine indicate performing an electrocardiogram (ECG) in evaluating athletes, while the American Heart Association indicates complementary exams only when there is a personal or family history of cardiovascular diseases or changes in clinical examination. Objectives: To evaluate the need for an ECG in evaluating children and adolescents before starting physical activities. ## Methods: We recruited 983 children and adolescents who practiced physical activities for anthropometric assessment, clinical examination and conventional ECG at rest. Variables were analysed using the Goodman test with a significance level of 5%. Results: Participants had a higher incidence of overweight, obesity and severe obesity compared to standard World Health Organization (WHO) values. The most common finding in clinical examination was heart murmur (18.5% of participants). Electrocardiographic changes were found in 3.3% of
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- Author
- Diego Lineker Marquetto Silva; Rossano Cesar Bonatto; Celia de Paula Pimenta Bonatto; Carlos Roberto Padovani; José Roberto Fioretto
- Publisher
- Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)