Sudden cardiac death related to athletic competition is a rare but tragic event.The victims are typically young with no previous cardiovascular symptoms or limitations.The majority of sudden cardiac death events in at...Sudden cardiac death related to athletic competition is a rare but tragic event.The victims are typically young with no previous cardiovascular symptoms or limitations.The majority of sudden cardiac death events in athletes are due to ventricular arrhythmias as a result of underlying molecular and/or structural level pathologic substrate.In this article,we will review the physiologic cardiac adaptations to exercise along with arrhythmias seen in athletes with a focus on those commonly associated with sudden cardiac death.展开更多
文摘Sudden cardiac death related to athletic competition is a rare but tragic event.The victims are typically young with no previous cardiovascular symptoms or limitations.The majority of sudden cardiac death events in athletes are due to ventricular arrhythmias as a result of underlying molecular and/or structural level pathologic substrate.In this article,we will review the physiologic cardiac adaptations to exercise along with arrhythmias seen in athletes with a focus on those commonly associated with sudden cardiac death.
