Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Findings in Ghanaian Female Soccer Players.

Objective: To examine the heart of Ghanaian adult and adolescent female soccer players using electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography (ECHO), and to describe typical ECG and ECHO findings in a cohort of west African female soccer players.

Design: Cross-sectional study of ECG and ECHO performed as part of precompetition medical assessment for 3 national female football teams preparing for various Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) tournaments in 2016.

Setting: Ghana National Football Association.

Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Findings in Elite Ghanaian Male Soccer Players.

Objective: To analyze the athlete's heart of adult and adolescent elite male soccer players by electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography (ECHO) and to describe typical ECG and ECHO findings in this cohort (West African elite soccer players).

Design: A cross-sectional study of ECGs and ECHOs conducted as part of precompetition medical assessment for national male soccer teams preparing for various Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) tournaments in 2016 and 2017.

Setting: Ghana National Football Association.

Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Findings in Black Athletes: A General Review.

Background: Participation in regular physical activity produces electrophysiological and structural cardiac changes in electrocardiograms (ECGs) and echocardiographs (ECHOs) of athletes, and the term "athlete's heart" is used to describe these physiological cardiovascular adaptations. Extent and type of sporting discipline, age, sex, body dimensions, and ethnicity have an influence on cardiac remodeling.

Objective: As the recent scientific literature increasingly reports on ethnicity-specific ECG and ECHO findings in black athletes, it is the aim of this review to provide an overview of ECG and ECHO findings among athletes of black African/Afro-Caribbean descent.

Results From Ghana's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

Background: Currently, there is limited evidence on estimates for physical activity (PA) behavior and sedentary behavior (SB) in Ghana. This report card (RC) is intended to increase awareness and sensitivity about issues surrounding PA and SB in Ghana.

Methods: Data were collected from peer-reviewed literature, graduate students' theses, physical education and sports documents, and a survey of opinions of stakeholders covering the 10 key RC indicators and benchmarks.

Results from Ghana's 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

Background: Limited evidence exists on indicators of physical activity (PA) and guidelines for children and youth in Ghana, despite the growing burden of physical inactivity, obesity, and related morbidity. A baseline description of PA indicators of Ghanaian children and youth is hereby presented in the 2014 Ghanaian Physical Activity Report Card.

Methods: Data for the report card were obtained from a very limited available literature on PA among children and youth in Ghana.