Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Q: What are the three EKG findings which favor Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) over cardiovascular adaptation in an endurance athlete?


Answer:

1. Pathological Q waves (dagger like),
2. Left axis deviation, and
3. T wave inversion



Athlete's heart usually have
  • sinus bradycardia, 
  • increased QRS voltage, 
  • tall peaked T wave, 
  • J point elevation, and 
  • U waves

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