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The study aims to develop profiles of young athletes who experienced sudden death, detailing clinical and pathological factors.

July 17, 1996JAMA

Sudden Death in Young Competitive Athletes

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158 young competitive athletes who died suddenly in the United States from 1985 through 1995, including 134…

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Authors

BMBarry J. MaronHeart Failure / Cardiomyopathy

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Implication

May heighten HCM suspicion in black athletes' sudden deaths; case data leave screening optimization open.

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The study aims to develop profiles of young athletes who experienced sudden death, detailing clinical and pathological factors.
Analyzed 158 cases of sudden death among trained athletes from 1985 to 1995.
Conducted interviews with family, witnesses, and coaches.
Performed analyses of postmortem data including anatomic and toxicologic findings.
24 deaths (15%) were attributed to noncardiovascular causes; 134 deaths had cardiovascular causes.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was the leading cause, identified in 36% of cases, with higher prevalence in black athletes (48% vs 26%, P=.01).
Only 4 athletes (3%) of those screened preparticipation were suspected of cardiovascular issues.

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Population

158 young competitive athletes who died suddenly in the United States from 1985 through 1995, including 134 with cardiovascular causes (median age 17, 90% male, 52% white, 44% black).

Outcome

Characteristics and probable cause of deathhard clinical

Sudden death in young competitive athletes is most commonly caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and standard preparticipation screening appears to be of limited value in identifying these underlying abnormalities.

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Barry J. Maron (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fc04e23a0f4cc134c8edc0 https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1996.03540030033028

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Myocarditis Valvular heart disease Women and heart disease Congenital heart disease adults

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