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Prevalence and spectrum diseases predisposing to sudden cardiac death: are they the same for both the athlete and the nonathlete?

Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, University of California at Irvine, 455 S Main Street, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
Pediatric Cardiology (impact factor: 1.3). 02/2012; 33(3):379-86. DOI:10.1007/s00246-012-0159-1 pp.379-86
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a rare but devastating event among young people. The precise scale of the event remains undefined. This uncommon but catastrophic event usually is proved to be the consequence of varied unsuspected congenital or acquired cardiovascular diseases. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery anomalies are the two most frequent causes of SCD. Most commonly, SCD resulting from these diseases occurs during or immediately after exercise. This report highlights the prevalence and spectrum of SCD-predisposing diseases and how they are affected by athletic participation. In addition, disease-specific guidelines for sports participation are addressed.

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Keywords

cardiovascular diseases
 
coronary artery anomalies
 
disease-specific guidelines
 
diseases
 
frequent causes
 
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 
prevalence
 
SCD-predisposing diseases
 
Sudden cardiac death
 
undefined
 
varied unsuspected congenital
 
young people