Key result
Amputee football players exhibit higher P-wave amplitude and QTc alongside lower QRS within normal limits.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to compare electrocardiographic parameters of amputee football players with non-disabled football players and non-disabled sedentary individuals.
Does playing amputee football alter electrocardiographic parameters compared to non-disabled football players and sedentary individuals?
Cross-Sectional (n=32)
Does playing amputee football alter electrocardiographic parameters compared to non-disabled football players and sedentary individuals?
Amputee football players exhibit slight, non-pathological alterations in ECG parameters such as increased QTc and P-wave amplitude and decreased QRS duration compared to non-disabled athletes and sedentary individuals, reflecting benign physiological adaptations.
Minor ECG shifts in amputee football players remain within normal limits and require no clinical action; leaves open whether they represent adaptive remodeling needing longitudinal study.
Objective: The present study aimed to compare electrocardiographic (ECG) parameters of amputee football players (AF) with football players without disability (FP) and sedentary individuals without disability (SI). Methods: A total of 32 participants (AF = 9, FP = 11, SI = 12) were included in the study. ECG parameters including P-wave amplitude, P-wave duration, PR interval, QRS duration, RR interval, QT interval, corrected-QT interval (QTc), ST segment duration, Tp-e duration, Tp-e/QT and Tp-e/QTc ratios were assessed in all the study participants by using a 12-lead ECG device. OneWay ANOVA Test was used for statistical analysis. Results: Of all ECG parameters, P-wave amplitude and QTc were significantly higher in the AF group in comparison to FP and SI groups. QRS duration was found to be lower in the AF group when compared to FP and SI groups. Myocardial repolarization parameters including Tp-e duration, Tp-e/QT and Tp-e/QTc ratios were similar between groups, as were other parameters such as P-wave duration, PR interval, RR interval, QRS duration and QT interval. Conclusion: It was found that some ECG parameters of amputee football players differ from those with non-disabled players and non-disabled sedentary individuals. These different parameters were within normal limits.
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Kurtoğlu et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Amputee football players (n=32). Amputee football players vs. Football players without disability and sedentary individuals without disability was evaluated on Electrocardiographic (ECG) parameters. Amputee football players had significantly higher P-wave amplitude and QTc, and lower QRS duration compared to non-disabled players and sedentary individuals, though all remained within normal limits.
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