QT INTERVAL IN ELITE ATHLETES

Prevalence and significance of an isolated long QT interval in elite athletes.

AIMS Identification of a prolonged, corrected QT (QTc) interval in athletes may be a recommendation for disqualification from competitive sports. However, the prevalence and diagnostic significance of an isolated prolonged QTc in asymptomatic athletes without familial disease is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Between 1996 and 2006, 2000 elite athletes (mean age, 20.2 years) underwent 12-lead EC...

Elite or non elite: ccomparing mindfulness Items in Iranian athletes

The purpose of this study was to compare selected Mindful skills in Iranian athletes.  The athlete's sample included 112 athletes with 23.6 average. The FFMQ has been shown to have strong psychometric characteristics, including adequate to excellent internal consistencies for all five facets (Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.72 to 0.92) as well as good construct validity (2). Cronbach's alpha fo...

Vaccination in Elite Athletes

Public health vaccination guidelines cannot be easily transferred to elite athletes. An enhanced benefit from preventing even mild diseases is obvious but stronger interference from otherwise minor side effects has to be considered as well. Thus, special vaccination guidelines for adult elite athletes are required. In most of them, protection should be strived for against tetanus, diphtheria, p...

QT Interval and QT Variability

Iron Assessment in Elite Athletes

Asymptomatic iron deficiency is frequently observed in competitive athletes and an impaired iron metabolism may lead to abnormal haemoglobin and myoglobin production limiting endurance capacity. Iron supplementation could improve blood biochemical measures and increases work capacity but the use of iron supplements should be a judicious choice based on a careful hematological evaluation since a...