(Sudden cardiac arrest/death during sports)

Sudden cardiac arrest during sports.

Exercise can trigger an acute cardiac event which may precipitate sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). On the other hand, exercise is important for physical fitness and prevention of cardiovascular disease, and the medical community should therefore inform the general public of the health benefits of sports and exercise. At the same time, the public are exposed to alarmist mass media coverage of athlet...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest During Sports Activity in Middle Age Running title: Marijon et al.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest during Sports

Background—Sports-associated sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) occur mostly during middle age.

Sudden cardiac arrest during sports activity in middle age.

BACKGROUND Sports-associated sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) occur mostly during middle age. We sought to determine the burden, characteristics, and outcomes of SCA during sports among middle-aged residents of a large US community. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients with SCA who were 35 to 65 years of age were identified in a large, prospective, population-based study (2002-2013), with systematic and...

Sports cardiology: preventing sudden cardiac death.

The sudden death of an athlete on the playing field remains one of the most striking and tragic events in sport. For the sports physician, the occurrence of an athlete in sudden cardiac arrest is both unforgettable and terrifying. Well-known cases such as Hank Gathers (1990), Marc-Vivien Foé (2003) and Fabrice Muamba (2012), provide graphic examples of an athlete enduring this deadly crisis—col...

Sports, energy drinks, and sudden cardiac death: stimulant cardiac syndrome