Key result
Exercise-related sudden death is primarily caused by structural cardiovascular diseases in athletes aged 30 years and younger, and almost invariably by severe coronary artery disease in those over 30.
Population
Athletes and individuals experiencing exercise-related sudden death
Design
Review
Authors
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May support age-specific athlete screening; extends autopsy data but leaves open prospective prevention trials.
Exercise-related sudden death has distinct etiologies based on age, with structural heart diseases predominating in those under 30 and severe coronary artery disease in those over 30.
Steven P. Van Camp (1988) conducted a review in Exercise-related sudden death. Exercise-related sudden death is primarily caused by structural cardiovascular diseases in athletes aged 30 years and younger, and almost invariably by severe coronary artery disease in those over 30.
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