Physical activity and rhythm abnormalities: principles of diagnosis and recommendations

• Svetlana Yu. Bartosh-Zelenaya
• Tatiana V. Nayden
• Aleksandr А. Bartosh-Zelenyi

Abstract

The article discusses common rhythm abnormalities in persons practicing professional and nonprofessional sports, the possibility of its timely diagnosis, including by means of stress testing, in particular, stress-echocardiography. The latest international guidelines for the diagnosis and management of arrhythmias in athletes are discussed (ESC, 2020).

Keywords:arhythmias, sports, exercise testing, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia

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