Causes of sudden death in competitive athletes

Causes of sudden death in competitive athletes.

Cardiovascular diseases responsible for sudden unexpected death in highly conditioned athletes are largely related to the age of the patient. In most young competitive athletes (less than 35 years of age) sudden death is due to congenital cardiovascular disease. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy appears to be the most common cause of such deaths, accounting for about half of the sudden deaths in youn...

Sudden cardiac death in young competitive athletes.

ABSTRACT: When an athlete suffers a sudden cardiac death, particularly while participating in a sport being viewed by thousands of spectators, it is a rare and catastrophic event that generates a great deal of discussion among the general public and medical community. Many cardiovascular conditions can predispose an athlete to such an event. The most common causes of sudden cardiac death in ath...

Sudden death in young athletes.

The causes of sudden and unexpected death in 29 highly conditioned, competitive athletes, ages 13-30 years, are summarized. Sudden death occurred during or just after severe exertion on the athletic field in 22 of the 29 athletes. Structural cardiovascular abnormalities were identified at necropsy in 28 of the 29 athletes (97%), and in 22 (76%) were almost certainly the cause of death. The most...

sudden cardiac death in young athletes

Trends in sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes after implementation of a preparticipation screening program.

CONTEXT A nationwide systematic preparticipation athletic screening was introduced in Italy in 1982. The impact of such a program on prevention of sudden cardiovascular death in the athlete remains to be determined. OBJECTIVE To analyze trends in incidence rates and cardiovascular causes of sudden death in young competitive athletes in relation to preparticipation screening. DESIGN, SETTING...