Population
U.S. military personnel on active duty during 1996-1999 who experienced nontraumatic exercise-related deaths
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1996-1999
Authors
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Highlights preexisting cardiac disease as exercise risk in service members; leaves open whether enhanced screening reduces mortality.
Preexisting heart disease, particularly arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease and coronary anomalies, is a major cause of exercise-related deaths in U.S. military personnel, highlighting the need for improved screening and medical management.
Gutmann et al. (2002) studied this question.
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