Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes' (2016)
In older athletes, SCD is primarily due to CAD and associated complications. In younger athletes, it is due to congenital or genetically mediated cardiovascular disease'
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
In older athletes, SCD is primarily due to CAD and associated complications. In younger athletes, it is due to congenital or genetically mediated cardiovascular disease'
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Sudden cardiac death is the most common medical cause of death in athletes, with an incidence of approximately 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 300,000 athletes per year according to the most recent estimates in these recent 10-20 years.
bangkokhearthospital.com/en/content/sud…
bangkokhearthospital.com/en/content/sud…
So, SCD in athletes (inc. elite) is not new - but we already knew that.
What we need to ascertain (as they do with excess deaths) is if the spate of fit young athletes dying since vaccination (or covid) is higher than normal; an outlier?
What we need to ascertain (as they do with excess deaths) is if the spate of fit young athletes dying since vaccination (or covid) is higher than normal; an outlier?
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