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Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences |
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Information provided by: | Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00469794 |
Athletes with complex ventricular arrhythmias are potentially at risk of sudden death. The aim of the study is to investigate the relevance of ventricular tachyarrhythmias induced by an exercise test in a retrospectively evaluated athletic population.
Condition | Intervention |
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Sudden Death |
Procedure: stress test |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Natural History, Longitudinal, Case Control, Retrospective Study |
Official Title: | The Long Term Significance of Exercise Induced Ventricular Arrhythmias in Trained Athletes |
Estimated Enrollment: | 300 |
Study Start Date: | May 2006 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | May 2008 |
Athletes with complex ventricular arrhythmias are potentially at risk of sudden death. The risk is increased when the athletes are engaged in competitive activities.
Ventricular premature beats (VPB’s) are a common finding in the athletic heart. In the majority of cases these arrhythmias are part of the “athlete’s heart syndrome” and do not increase the risk of sudden death in the athletes with an apparently normal heart. The data available in the literature deal with ventricular arrhythmias assessed only by 24-h ambulatory electrocardiograms.
To date, there are no guidelines concerning athletes who develop ventricular arrhythmias during a stress test. It is unclear whether they should be allowed to continue with their competitive activity or they should be denied to do so. A study looking at the long term follow-up of these athletes will help us determine whether the development of ventricular arrhythmia during a stress test imposes any risk on the athletes.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 10 Years to 35 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Therese Fuchs, MD | 972-8-977-9730 | therese@fuchs.org |
Contact: Zvi Vered, MD | 972-8-977-9735 | zvered@asaf.health.gov.il |
Israel | |
Wingate Institute | Recruiting |
Netanya, Israel | |
Contact: Therese Fuchs, MD 972-8-977-9730 therese@fuchs.org | |
Sub-Investigator: Rutie Plitz-Burstein, Ph.D. |
Principal Investigator: | Therese Fuchs, MD | Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center |
Study ID Numbers: | 50/06 |
Study First Received: | May 4, 2007 |
Last Updated: | May 4, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00469794 |
Health Authority: | Israel: Ministry of Health |
arrhythmias Athletes exercise |
Death Heart Diseases Death, Sudden Arrhythmias, Cardiac |
Pathologic Processes Cardiovascular Diseases |