PREVALENCE OF ASYMPTOMTIC VENTRICULAR PREEXCITATION AMONG GEORGIAN ATHLETES.

The aim of the study was to analyze the prevalence of asymptomatic VPP among young athletes when the screening protocol includes both resting and exercise ECG and determine the role of stress ESG testing in the detection of VPP among asymptomatic athletes. We conducted a cross-sectional retrospective study of 15.187 young Georgian athletes from 12 to 25 who underwent cardiac preparticipation screening at the TSMU Clinical Center of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation from 2010 to 2019.