Sudden Death in Young Athletes

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Population

2 young athletes who died suddenly, previously considered to be in good health, and in whom routine necropsy…

Design

Case_series

Authors

Discussion

Hypothesis-generating for conduction abnormalities in athlete sudden death; prospective studies needed before clinical adoption.

Population

2 young athletes who died suddenly, previously considered to be in good health, and in whom routine necropsy provided no explanation

Intervention

Special examination of the cardiac conduction system

Outcome

Pathological findings in the cardiac conduction system

This early case series highlights the potential role of cardiac conduction system abnormalities in the sudden unexpected death of young athletes.

Thomas N. James (1967) studied this question.

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