Sudden cardiac death among competitive adult athletes: a review
Key result
Sudden cardiac death among competitive athletes has an incidence of 1-2 per 100,000 per annum and is most commonly caused by structural abnormalities like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Population
Competitive adult athletes
Design
Review
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Implication
May guide athlete screening protocols; leaves open optimal prevention and risk stratification.
Structured PICO
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Population
Competitive adult athletes
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Outcome
Sudden cardiac death
This review summarizes the etiologies, identification, and management of sudden cardiac death in competitive adult athletes based on current consensus guidelines.
Cite This Study
Pugh et al. (2012) conducted a review in Sudden cardiac death. Sudden cardiac death among competitive athletes has an incidence of 1-2 per 100,000 per annum and is most commonly caused by structural abnormalities like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.