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What is athlete’s heart?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

During aerobic exercise which is isotonic, the heart rate and stroke volume increases. Isometric exercise or weight training on the other hand causes only slight increase in cardiac output due to increase in heart rate. Effect of exercise on right ventricle. J point elevation and early repolarization pattern has been reported.

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Abstract 4140337: Resting Heart Rate and Chronotropic Incompetence are Linked

Circulation

Background:Cardiac output reserve and exercise capacity are strong predictors of life expectancy. Chronotropic incompetence (CI) is the inability to reach an age appropriate maximum heart rate with exercise. CI reduces cardiac output reserve and exercise capacity, both of which increase all-cause mortality risk. x age in years).Results:The

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See OMI vs. STEMI philosophy in action

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He visited an outpatient clinic for it and an echocardiogram and exercise stress test was normal. His first electrocardiogram ( ECG) is given below: --Sinus bradycardia. In the meantime, cardiology consultant sees the patient and performs a bedside echocardiogram which revealed no major wall motion abnormalities.

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Electrical instability in a healthy 50 year old. How to manage?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Previously healthy, taking no medication and exercising regularly. No anginal symptoms asymptomatic during physical exercise. Below in Figure-5 is a 10-minute continuous lead II recording on oral Flecainide, now showing sinus bradycardia without a single PVC! Below in Figure-1 is this patient's admission ECG. No PVCs are seen.