Comments Regarding the Athlete’s Electrocardiogram in the Brazilian Society of Cardiology Guidelines on the Analysis and Issuance of Electrocardiographic Reports – 2022
Dear Editor,
It was with great interest that we had access to the document entitled “Brazilian Society of Cardiology Guidelines on the Analysis and Issuance of Electrocardiographic Reports – 2022”, developed by Brazilian experts on the subject. It is our opinion that an update was necessary, as it is detailed and pleasant to read.
However, we draw attention to two pieces of information presented about the interpretation of the athlete’s electrocardiogram that caused us concern. The first is found in the section “ Cardiac Chambers Hypertrophy” (Page 18), in which the authors describe that the Sokolow-Lyon Criteria SHOULD NOT be used to determine left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) IN ATHLETES.
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