Sudden cardiac death in the elite athlete
Del Rio-santiago, V.ín.; Santiago Trinidad, R.; Vicenty Rivera, S.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 104(2): 70-73
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 23882977 Document Number: 702621
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a long -recognized disease that occurs rarely in trained athletes. Most affected athletes have no symptoms before death. Many attempts have been made to detect those at risk for SCD before athletic participation. However, its overall clinical advantages remain questionable in medical literature. This article will review cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic causes of SCD as well as discuss how this entity affects those athletes older than 35 years.