Abstract
Cardiac repolarization of black athletes has a distinctive pattern. During an episode of pericarditis, this pattern may evolve into a "pseudonormalized" electrocardiography (ECG). On resolution of the pericardial inflammation, the ECG may return to the normal variant for a black athlete, sounding the alarms of extended disease to the myocardium. Recognizing the normal variant for a black athlete will reduce the need for unnecessary further testing or treatments. The case is discussed in detail.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
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Black People*
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Colchicine / therapeutic use
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Electrocardiography*
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Humans
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Ibuprofen / therapeutic use
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Lemierre Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
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Lemierre Syndrome / drug therapy
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Lemierre Syndrome / ethnology*
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Lemierre Syndrome / physiopathology*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Pericarditis / diagnostic imaging
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Pericarditis / drug therapy
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Pericarditis / ethnology*
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Pericarditis / physiopathology*
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Sports*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Young Adult
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Colchicine
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Ibuprofen