What are the leading causes of sudden death in young adult military recruits?
Despite detailed medical investigation, over a third of sudden deaths in young military recruits remain unexplained, highlighting a significant gap in identifying underlying etiologies.
Cardiac abnormalities are the leading identifiable cause of sudden death among military recruits; however, more than one third of sudden deaths remain unexplained after detailed medical investigation.
Eckart et al. (Tue,) studied this question.