Enhancing our Understanding of ECG Abnormalities in Male Brazilian Football Players

Authors: Filipe Ferrari, Anderson D. da Silveira, Flávia C. O. Magalhães, Artur H. Herdy, Victor Froelicher, Ricardo Stein In this blog, we will cover the process of developing an extensive 12-lead resting electrocardiogram (ECG) database of Brazilian football players, along with our key findings. Our study, recently published in BJSM, required four years of collaborative […]

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E-letter: Pre-participation screening in competitive athletes in Portugal

This E-letter is in response to ECG As A Part of the Pre-Participation Screening Programme: An Old an Still Present International Dilemma (Abstract) Pre-participation screening in competitive athletes in Portugal has been compulsory for more than 40 years. Yearly ECG was introduced in the screening at about the same time as in Italy, for all athletes evaluated […]

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