Cardiac Death In Sport Research Articles

Sudden death in sports among young adults in Norway

The aim of the study was to explore sudden cardiac death during physical activity in young adults in Norway. This retrospective study examined adults aged 15-34 years during the period 1990-1997. The Cause of Death Registry was used to identify cases of sudden cardiac death in sports. These cases were validated with information from medical records and autopsy reports. Twenty-three sports-related sudden deaths (22 men), mean age 27 years (17-34 years), were identified. Causes of death were myocardial infarction (11), myocarditis (5), conduction abnormalities (2), aortic stenosis (1), cardiac rupture (1), hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (1), congenital coronary anomaly (1), and coronary sclerosis without defined infarction (1). The deaths were distributed across different types of sports activities. The incidence of deaths among physically active young men was 0.9 per 100,000. The number of myocardial infarctions is higher than expected. The incidence is similar to that found in other studies. A vast majority of the cases of death were men.

Sudden death due to ischaemic heart disease in young aboriginal sportsmen in the Northern Territory, 1982-1996.

To estimate the incidence of sport-related sudden cardiac death due to ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in competitive young Aboriginal sportsmen. Northern Territory (NT), 1982-1996. Retrospective case series with cases identified from Australian Bureau of Statistics cause-of-death listings and NT coronial autopsy records. Circumstances and incidence of sport-related sudden cardiac deaths due to IHD; autopsy findings. Between 1982 and 1996, there were eight sudden cardiac deaths due to IHD and related to sporting activity among Aboriginal sportsmen aged 15-37 years in the NT. Six were associated with games of Australian (rules) football. All occurred in the Top End of the NT in the wet season, and all occurred after the first half, or within an hour of, a game. Four of the players had macrosopic myocardial abnormalities (hypertrophy or previous infarcts) on autopsy. The estimated incidence of IHD-related sudden cardiac death among Aboriginal Australian football players in the NT was 19-24 per 100,000 player-years, compared with 0.54 per 100,000 player-years among Australian rules footballers of similar ages in Victoria. Incidence of sudden cardiac death attributable to underlying IHD was extremely high among young NT Aboriginal Australian footballers. Prevention will best be achieved by funding culturally appropriate long-term strategies to reduce the incidence of IHD. However, in the short-term, community-controlled programs with education of athletes, heat-stress reduction strategies, and cardiovascular screening should reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death in sport.

Sudden Cardiac Death in Sports

Sudden Cardiac Death in Sports

Sudden cardiac death in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sport.

Etude de la frequence des morts subites liees au sport. Causes: cardiopathies coronariennes, anomalies anatomiques cardiovasculaires, autres causes. Prevention : controle medical avant les activites, interdiction des efforts excessifs, reconnaissance des prodromes, prevention du choc thermique, abstention du tabac