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August 3, 2010BMC Sports Science Medicine and RehabilitationOpen Access

Sudden cardiac death in athletes has an estimated incidence of 1 in 200,000 young athletes per year, primarily caused by congenital cardiac abnormalities in those under 35 and coronary heart disease in those over 35.

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Athletes

Design

Systematic_review

Key result

Sudden cardiac death in athletes has an estimated incidence of 1 in 200,000 young athletes per year, primarily caused by congenital cardiac abnormalities in those under 35 and coronary heart disease in those over 35.

Authors

MFMarcelo FerreiraPSPaulo Roberto Santos SilvaLALuíz Carlos de Abreu

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Overview

Supports age-specific pre-participation cardiac screening to reduce SCD risk; extends epidemiological data for targeted prevention research.

Study Design

Type

Systematic Review

Structured PICO

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Population
Athletes
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Outcome
Incidence and causes of sudden cardiac deathhard clinical

Sudden cardiac death in athletes has distinct age-dependent etiologies, underscoring the importance of pre-participatory cardiologic evaluation to minimize risk.

Limitations

  • Insufficient evidence regarding the preference causes of sudden cardiac death in older athletes in competitive sports
  • Age categorization may put a stigma on older athletes and compromise physical performance

Cite This Study

Ferreira et al. (2010) conducted a systematic review in Sudden cardiac death in athletes. Sudden cardiac death in athletes has an estimated incidence of 1 in 200,000 young athletes per year, primarily caused by congenital cardiac abnormalities in those under 35 and coronary heart disease in those over 35.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0a575dfdd00ab7863dc95ahttps://doi.org/10.1186/1758-2555-2-19
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