Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes
Sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes (less than 35 years old) are rare though highly publicized tragedies, occurring mainly in athletes with underlying cardiovascular diseases. Since these diseases often have a clinically silent course, they should be actively searched for by preparticipation scr...
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Slovenian Medical Association
2010-11-01
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| author | Katja Ažman Juvan Petra Zupet |
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| description | Sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes (less
than 35 years old) are rare though highly publicized
tragedies, occurring mainly in athletes with
underlying cardiovascular diseases. Since these
diseases often have a clinically silent course,
they should be actively searched for by preparticipation
screening. Preparticipation screening
of athletes varies among different countries.
However, a common European protocol has
been proposed, which comprises a history, clinical
examination, and 12-lead electrocardiogram
(ECG). The inclusion of ECG is based mainly on
Italian results, which showed increased sensitivity
of such screening for a majority of cardiovascular
diseases responsible for sudden cardiac
death (cardiomyopathies, channelopaties, cardiac
conduction tissue diseases). Timely diagnosis
of such cardiovascular diseases, abstinence from
exercise of moderate to high intensity, pharmacotherapy
and other treatment modalities help
to prevent sudden cardiac deaths and progression
of disease in the affected athletes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfc20e606a954cceb0a8f69f83a7c9f02022-12-22T03:44:18ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242010-11-017911211Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletesKatja Ažman JuvanPetra ZupetSudden cardiac deaths in young athletes (less than 35 years old) are rare though highly publicized tragedies, occurring mainly in athletes with underlying cardiovascular diseases. Since these diseases often have a clinically silent course, they should be actively searched for by preparticipation screening. Preparticipation screening of athletes varies among different countries. However, a common European protocol has been proposed, which comprises a history, clinical examination, and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG). The inclusion of ECG is based mainly on Italian results, which showed increased sensitivity of such screening for a majority of cardiovascular diseases responsible for sudden cardiac death (cardiomyopathies, channelopaties, cardiac conduction tissue diseases). Timely diagnosis of such cardiovascular diseases, abstinence from exercise of moderate to high intensity, pharmacotherapy and other treatment modalities help to prevent sudden cardiac deaths and progression of disease in the affected athletes.http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/319 |
| spellingShingle | Katja Ažman Juvan Petra Zupet Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes Zdravniški Vestnik |
| title | Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes |
| title_full | Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes |
| title_fullStr | Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes |
| title_short | Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes |
| title_sort | prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes |
| url | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/319 |
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