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Initial data from the FIFA Sudden Death Registry recorded 23 cases of sudden death or cardiac arrest in football players, with a mean age of 27 years and 20 cases attributed to sudden cardiac death.
Observational (n=23)
Yes
The FIFA Sudden Death Registry (FIFA-SDR) is a newly established worldwide database to document and examine sudden cardiac arrests and deaths in football players to improve preventive screening measures.
Death of an athlete during sports is tragic, and sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the most common cause.1–4 It is estimated, that the incidence of a SCD in athletes
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Scharhag et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Sudden death or sudden cardiac arrest (n=23). Football participation was evaluated on Characteristics of sudden deaths in football players. Initial data from the FIFA Sudden Death Registry recorded 23 cases of sudden death or cardiac arrest in football players, with a mean age of 27 years and 20 cases attributed to sudden cardiac death.
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