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Registries from the United States of America estimate that SCD is the most common non-traumatic cause of death among college athletes. It is however important to reassure our readers and clarify that athletes are not at higher risk of sudden cardiac death when compared to......

Coronary heart disease:   Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of overall death in adults in industrialized countries. It accounts for about 1/3 of all deaths in subjects over age 35 in the United Sates. As mentioned above, as much as 70% of the......

Sudden cardiac arrest can unfortunately happen without warning symptoms. An abrupt change in heart rhythm causing a cardiac arrest makes an individual lose consciousness, lose muscle tone and stop breathing. Medical first-responders should approach the victim rapidly to check if he or she is responsive.......

The 2006 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/Heart Rhythm Society document defined SCA as a sudden cessation of cardiac activity so that the victim becomes unresponsive, with no normal breathing and no signs of circulation. If correction measures are not taken rapidly, this condition progresses......

Professional scientific societies from Europe and the USA provide a number of clear recommendations regarding competitive athletes with 2 major goals. The first goal is to screen participants before they engage in competitive sports to identify those who are at higher risk of SCD. The......

Because sudden cardiac arrest is so often linked with coronary artery disease, the same factors that put you at risk of coronary artery disease may also put you at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. These include:   • A family history of coronary artery disease......