Sudden Cardiac Death in Mainland China

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 physicians: an alarming problem in China

have heavy familial responsibilities, such as supporting parents, rearing children, and mortgage payments, which cause them to work harder. Deteriorated working environment, serious violence against doctors, and decreased patient–physician trust also intensified the sense of “burnout” in Chinese doctors (4, 5). Besides, because of the uneven distribution of healthcare resources in China, more t...

Sudden Cardiac Death in Asia and China: Are We Different?

S udden cardiac death (SCD) is both a major clinical condition and a public problem claiming >3.7 million lives worldwide each year (1). The causes and prevalence of SCD are dependent on age, sex, ethnicity, and genetics (2). Although there is a wealth of data on SCD from Western countries, data from Asia and China are relatively scarce. Thus, there has been controversy on the potentially lower...

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...