Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Assessment of Young Black Female Footballers: Comparison with Sedentary Female Individuals

Opeyemi Ezekiel Ojo, Joseph Olusesan Fadare, Babatunde Ajayi Olofinbiyi, Benjamin Olamide Adegoke, Michael Soje, Busayo Onafowoke Oguntola, Olatunji Bukola Olaoye and Olabode Olayinka Oguntiloye
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Opeyemi Ezekiel Ojo: Departments of Medicine, College of Medicine, Ekiti state University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Joseph Olusesan Fadare: Departments of Medicine, College of Medicine, Ekiti state University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Babatunde Ajayi Olofinbiyi: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Ekiti state University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Benjamin Olamide Adegoke: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Ekiti state University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Michael Soje: Departments of Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Busayo Onafowoke Oguntola: Department of Medicine, AfeBabalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Olatunji Bukola Olaoye: Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria
Olabode Olayinka Oguntiloye: Departments of Medicine, College of Medicine, Ekiti state University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2024, vol. 11, issue 5, 996-1006

Abstract: Background: Regular, high-intensity, and prolonged physical activity causes clinical, electrical, morphological, and functional alterations in the cardiovascular system. This circulatory alterations observed in athlete heart are particularly important in black athletes as data has shown that they are more likely to experience sudden cardiac death. Comparative electrocardiographic and echocardiographic data between women who play organized football and women who are inactive are scarce particularly in African nations. Objective: To compare the cohort group’s electrocardiogram and echocardiogram to inactive women in order to determine the range of physiological adaptation in highly trained young Nigerian female football players. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed among 30 high-level female footballers and 30 untrained women as control group. Study participants were assessed with a health questionnaire and targeted cardiovascular examination, 12 lead ECG and two-dimensional echocardiography were done. Ethnicity was self-assigned. A 95% confidence interval was used while statistical significance was set at P

Date: 2024
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