[Initial observations in a cardiovascular poly-instrumental study of a homogeneous sample of young football players].

A group of 20 football players (from 12 to 15 aged) has been taken for a boodless test of cardiology (such as polygraphic and echocardiographic test) at the beginning of a longitudinal study in order to give the exact meaning, as much as possible, to the fitness for an agonistic training. One of the subjects examined was not for that test because of his cardiomegaly, another one had an anomalous mitral valve, in both the subjects the clinic and instrumental side resulted within normal ranges only if searched by E.C.

[Observations and significance of extrasystole in very young athletes].

80 very young football players (from 8 to 12) have been examined for three months by some clinical and instrumental cardiologic tests (starting E.C.G.