Pathologic and Electrocardiographic Findings in Sudden Cardiac Death in Racehorses.

Pathologic and electrocardiographic findings in sudden cardiac death in racehorses.

Five racehorses in apparently normal condition succumbed to sudden cardiac death (SCD) during or shortly after intensive training exercise. Cardiopathologic examination was performed. In 1 of the 5 horses, the use of an electrocardiogram (ECG) recording taken continuously for 440 sec enabled us to analyze some of the arrhythmias in the terminal event of SCD. The ECG tracing exhibited the R-on-T...

Sudden Cardiac Death Sudden Cardiac Death in the Athlete

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a young athlete commonly brings to the forefront the many gaps in knowledge regarding how to predict and prevent these rare tragic events.1–3 Although the number of athletic sudden deaths is relatively small, with 100 to 150 competitive deaths during sports in the United States annually, they represent an important and emotionally charged public health issue, perha...

sudden cardiac death in young athletes

Sudden Cardiac Death Epidemiology and Genetics of Sudden Cardiac Death

From the Section of Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (R.D.); Division of Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Prevention, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (C.M.A.). Correspondence to Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH, Division of Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Ar...

Sudden cardiac death in Africa

Africa is facing a huge health burden of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. Cardiovascular disease is becoming an important cause of mortality in Africa. Unfortunately, statistics on the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Africa are not readily available and in many sub-Saharan African countries there is no information or only poor-quality data.