Population
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.
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Supports age-specific pre-participation cardiac screening to reduce SCD risk; extends epidemiological data for targeted prevention research.
Systematic Review
Sudden cardiac death in athletes has distinct age-dependent etiologies, underscoring the importance of pre-participatory cardiologic evaluation to minimize risk.
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.
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