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Multimodal, individualized assessment and longitudinal surveillance guide sudden cardiac arrest risk evaluation in athletes.
Why the study?
Sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death remain the leading causes of exercise-related mortality in athletes, necessitating updated synthesis of risk stratification and prevention strategies.
Contemporary prevention and evaluation of SCA/SCD risk in athletes requires a multimodal, individualized approach incorporating shared decision-making and longitudinal surveillance.
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Supports multimodal screening and surveillance in athletes; leaves open validation of computational tools.
Background: Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) remain the leading causes of exercise-related mortality in athletes. Research in recent years has produced substantial advances in the understanding of athlete-specific risk, the etiologic spectrum of SCA/SCD, and the tools available for screening and risk stratification. Methods: We performed a narrative review of the literature identified through PubMed/MEDLINE searches of related terms, supplemented by targeted searches and reference checking. Summary of the Review: In this narrative review, we synthesize updated evidence on the epidemiology, etiologies, screening, and emerging technologies relevant to SCA/SCD in athletes. Conclusions: Contemporary evaluation of SCA/SCD risk in athletes relies on multimodal, individualized assessment with longitudinal surveillance and shared decision-making. Emerging computational tools may further refine risk prediction, but current evidence remains limited.
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Cushing et al. (2026) conducted a review in Sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death in athletes. Contemporary evaluation of sudden cardiac arrest and death risk in athletes relies on multimodal, individualized assessment with longitudinal surveillance and shared decision-making.
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