Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Insights From a Prospective Registry of Asian Elite Athletes.

Asian representation in sport is increasing, yet there remains a lack of reference values for the Asian athlete's heart. Consequently, current guidelines for cardiovascular screening recommend using Caucasian athletes' norms to evaluate Asian athletes. This study aims to outline electrocardiographic and echocardiographic characteristics of the Asian athlete's heart using a Singaporean prospective registry of Southeast (SE) Asian athletes.

Hemodynamic significance of mitral stenosis: use of a simple, novel index by 2-dimensional echocardiography.

Objective: We sought to assess the hemodynamic significance of mitral stenosis (MS) using a new index.

Methods: We studied 88 patients with MS. Maximum separation of mitral leaflet tips in diastole in parasternal long-axis and apical 4-chamber views was measured.