Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes - What Can be Done?

Sudden death in athletes is a rare event but brings with it an impact that goes beyond sport. There are many causes of sudden death during exercise. While the responsibility of preventing or treating them lays with us physicians, preparticipation screening is largely ineffective and impractical. Def...

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Main Author:	Joydeep Ghosh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2006-07-01
Series:	Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Subjects:	sudden cardiac death exercise athletes
Online Access:	http://www.ipej.org/0603/ghosh2.htm

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spelling	doaj-6e5739afc5a944e3a41996a47aed4c902020-11-24T23:54:36ZengElsevierIndian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal0972-62922006-07-0163139141Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes - What Can be Done? Joydeep GhoshSudden death in athletes is a rare event but brings with it an impact that goes beyond sport. There are many causes of sudden death during exercise. While the responsibility of preventing or treating them lays with us physicians, preparticipation screening is largely ineffective and impractical. Definitive, large scale prospective research is required in order to design the most cost-effective system for screening of athletes. In the meanwhile rapid access to defibrillators by trained personnel remains the best possible approach to abort sudden death. http://www.ipej.org/0603/ghosh2.htmsudden cardiac deathexerciseathletes
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description	Sudden death in athletes is a rare event but brings with it an impact that goes beyond sport. There are many causes of sudden death during exercise. While the responsibility of preventing or treating them lays with us physicians, preparticipation screening is largely ineffective and impractical. Definitive, large scale prospective research is required in order to design the most cost-effective system for screening of athletes. In the meanwhile rapid access to defibrillators by trained personnel remains the best possible approach to abort sudden death.
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Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes - What Can be Done?

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