Korean J Sports Med.  2021 Sep;39(3):131-134. 10.5763/kjsm.2021.39.3.131.

Electrocardiographic Abnormalities following Syncope during Warm-up in a Professional Football Player: A Case Report

• Lee DH
• Ko SH
• Park KB
• Lee KJ

• KMID: 2519576
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5763/kjsm.2021.39.3.131

Abstract

We describe the case of a 32-year-old male professional football player experiencing syncope during a warm-up ahead of a regular professional football league match. Syncope recovered spontaneously, but an electrocardiogram test revealed T-wave inversion and upward convex ST elevation. Subsequent echocardiogram, angiography, exercise stress test, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and gene analysis showed no abnormalities. The athlete had no recurrence of chest pain or syncope during the treatment period of about 4 weeks, and there was no recurrence of symptoms until 6 months after returning to sports.

Keyword

Syncope; Electrocardiography; Football; Athletes

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Initial 12-leads electrocardiogram showing T-inversion in V leads.

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  Fig. 2 Electrocardiogram showing sinus bradycardia, sinus arrhythmia, and upward convex ST elevation in V2–V5 leads.

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