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Sudden cardiac death in the athlete. 1998

E J Reisdorff, and R J Prodinger
Michigan State University, Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, USA.

The sudden unexpected death of an athlete is a disturbing and tragic event. Sudden cardiac death in the young athlete is caused primarily by cardiomyopathies and nonatherosclerotic coronary artery abnormalities; in the mature athlete, the most prevalent cause of sudden cardiac death is atherosclerotic coronary disease. The job of the emergency physician is to resuscitate those who succumb to ventricular dysrhythmias during exercise and to screen patients for potential risk of sudden cardiac death when they present with warning symptoms such as syncope.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D004594 Electrophysiology The study of the generation and behavior of electrical charges in living organisms particularly the nervous system and the effects of electricity on living organisms.
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013177 Sports Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward. Athletics,Athletic,Sport
D016757 Death, Sudden, Cardiac Unexpected rapid natural death due to cardiovascular collapse within one hour of initial symptoms. It is usually caused by the worsening of existing heart diseases. The sudden onset of symptoms, such as CHEST PAIN and CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, particularly VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, can lead to the loss of consciousness and cardiac arrest followed by biological death. (from Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 7th ed., 2005) Cardiac Sudden Death,Sudden Cardiac Death,Cardiac Arrest, Sudden,Sudden Cardiac Arrest,Arrest, Sudden Cardiac,Cardiac Arrests, Sudden,Cardiac Death, Sudden,Death, Cardiac Sudden,Death, Sudden Cardiac,Sudden Death, Cardiac

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