[Sudden cardiac death in athletes and its prevention]. / Plötzlicher Herztod bei Sportlern und dessen Prävention.
Herz
; 40(3): 379-85, 2015 May.
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| ID: mdl-25963171
ABSTRACT
Athletes and especially elite athletes are predominantly young people and are not associated with high health risks, apart from traumatic injuries. Nevertheless, there is a significantly high incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD), which ranges from 0.6 to 3.0/100,000 athletes per year. Often the SCD is the first manifestation of an underlying cardiac disease. Distinct structural cardiac disorders, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery anomalies (17 %), inflammatory disorders (6 %) and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy as well as conditions without structural cardiac abnormalities, such as primary electrical diseases (channelopathies) are important causes of sudden death. A simple screening can help to identify athletes with these diseases and allow specific therapies or precautionary measures to be initiated.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Deportes
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Muerte Súbita Cardíaca
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Exámenes Obligatorios
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Atletas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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De
Revista:
Herz
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article