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Published on: June 12, 2020
Pseudonormalization of the Typical Electrocardiography Repolarization Pattern of a Black Athlete
Mina Dehghani Mohammadabadi1, Winnie Chan1, Pavel Antiperovitch2
1Department of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; and.
Abstract:
Cardiac repolarization of black athletes has a distinctive pattern. During an episode of pericarditis, this pattern may evolve into a "pseudonormalized" electrocardiography (ECG). On resolution of the pericardial inflammation, the ECG may return to the normal variant for a black athlete, sounding the alarms of extended disease to the myocardium. Recognizing the normal variant for a black athlete will reduce the need for unnecessary further testing or treatments. The case is discussed in detail.
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