Prevalence and significance of T-wave inversions in predominantly Caucasian adolescent athletes.

Aims: Athletic activity is associated with electrocardiographic T-wave inversions in some adults, resembling those observed in cardiomyopathy. The prevalence and significance of T-wave inversions in adolescent athletes, the group most vulnerable to exercise-related sudden death from cardiomyopathy, is unknown. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]