Los Angeles Times

Common heart abnormality linked to risks

A common heart abnormality often seen of electrocardiograms that has long been thought to be inconsequential is actually associated with a substantially increased risk of erratic heartbeats or a need ...
Medscape

NCAA Athletes: ECG Abnormalities Persist After COVID-19

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. College athletes who have recently recovered from COVID-19 infection show cardiac abnormalities on ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Electrocardiographic Criteria in the Differential Diagnosis of Pre-Excitation (Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome) and Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease

THE electrocardiographic picture of prolonged QRS-complex duration with short PR interval was the subject of isolated reports 1,2 until Wolff, Parkinson and White 3 described the clinical syndrome of ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Ghanaian Study Identifies Potential Benefit of Cardiac Function Evaluation in HIV

Investigators from Ghana evaluated cardiac abnormalities among persons living with HIV who were or were not on highly active antiretroviral treatment. Previous results have been mixed on the utility ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Characteristics of True-Positive and False-Positive Results of Electrocardiographs Master Two-Step Exercise Tests

THE electrocardiographic exercise test is a well established procedure in the diagnosis of coronary insufficiency. The method most widely used in America is the two-step test of Master. 1–6 Master has ...