Effect of Heart rate on Basketball Three-Point Shot Accuracy

Luca P. Ardigò1*, Goran Kuvacic2, Antonio D. Iacono3, Giacomo Dascanio4 and Johnny Padulo2,5

1 Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, School of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, 2 Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia, 3Wingate Institute, Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Netanya, Israel, 4 Associazione Dilettantistica Basket Club 7 Laghi Gazzada Schianno, Gazzada Schianno, Italy, 5 Sport Science, University eCampus, Novedrate, Italy

Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2017 Sep 16. pii: S1885-5857(17)30421-8. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.08.015

Comments on the New International Criteria for Electrocardiographic Interpretation in Athletes.

Serratosa-Fernández L, Pascual-Figal D, Masiá-Mondéjar MD, Sanz-de la Garza M, Madaria-Marijuan Z, Gimeno-Blanes JR, Adamuz C; Grupo de Cardiología del Deporte de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología.

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death is the most common medical cause of death during the practice of sports. Several structural and electrical cardiac conditions are associated with sudden cardiac death in athletes, most of them showing abnormal findings on resting electrocardiogram (ECG). However, because of the similarity between some ECG findings associated with physiological adaptations to exercise training and those of certain cardiac conditions, ECG interpretation in athletes is often challenging. Other factors related to ECG findings are race, age, sex, sports discipline, training intensity, and athletic background. Specific training and experience in ECG interpretation in athletes are therefore necessary. Since 2005, when the first recommendations of the European Society of Cardiology were published, growing scientific evidence has increased the specificity of ECG standards, thus lowering the false-positive rate while maintaining sensitivity. New international consensus guidelines have recently been published on ECG interpretation in athletes, which are the result of consensus among a group of experts in cardiology and sports medicine who gathered for the first time in February 2015 in Seattle, in the United States. The document is an important milestone because, in addition to updating the standards for ECG interpretation, it includes recommendations on appropriate assessment of athletes with abnormal ECG findings. The present article reports and discusses the most novel and relevant aspects of the new standards. Nevertheless, a complete reading of the original consensus document is highly recommended.

 

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