Key result
Combining primary prevention screening with proper first aid planning, including on-site automatic external defibrillators, is the optimal strategy to combat sudden cardiac death during sports.
Why the study?
Physical activity can provoke sudden cardiac death especially with unrecognized disease, making it essential to identify risk factors in athletes and implement effective prevention.
The best strategy to combat sudden cardiac death during sports is a combination of primary prevention screening and proper first aid planning, including on-site AEDs.
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Supports combined screening and on-site AEDs in sports; leaves open need for prospective trials before practice change.
Regular physical activity provides significant health benefits and reduces the risk of premature death from any cause, including cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, physical activity may provoke sudden cardiac death (SCD), especially in presence of unrecognized diseases. It is essential to identify risk factors that contribute to SCD in athletes and to implement effective prevention of such episodes. For this purpose, SCD registries are being created, medical terminology is being unified, and schedules of medical examination are being developed. The best strategy to combat SCD during sport activities is a combination of primary prevention by screening examination to identify athletes with CVD at risk and a proper planning of first aid measures during sports events, including the availability of an automatic external defibrillator on site.
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Шарыкин et al. (2024) conducted a review in Sudden cardiac death in athletes. Screening examination and first aid measures was evaluated. Combining primary prevention screening with proper first aid planning, including on-site automatic external defibrillators, is the optimal strategy to combat sudden cardiac death during sports.
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