Sudden unexpected cardiac death in young Swedish orienteers was predominantly associated with subacute or chronic myocarditis and severe morphological changes, rather than coronary or valvular anomalies.
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Myocarditis predominates in sudden deaths among young orienteers; hypothesis-generating for screening in endurance athletes and requires larger prospective confirmation.
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