Objective: To identify the most common causes of death during sports activity in the
population of Hamburg, Germany, and to identify which groups of sportspeople are …

The annual incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in athletes is significantly lower than
the general population. However, when SCD occurs in an athlete during sporting event or …

The sudden death of an athlete on the playing field remains one of the most striking and
tragic events in sport. For the sports physician, the occurrence of an athlete in sudden …

Athletes risk injury every day during practice sessions and actual games, with the majority of
the affected population being young males. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

The benefits of exercise for cardiovascular and general health are many. However, sudden
cardiac death (SCD) may occur in apparently healthy athletes who perform at the highest …

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 …

Background Sudden deaths in competitive athletes are highly visible but potentially
preventable events that generate great interest amongst the cardiovascular community and …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to present findings of a literature review examining the
use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) for student athletes experiencing sudden …

Each year, more than 30 million children and adolescents participate in organized sports in
the United States (US), and more than 4.3 million nonfatal sports-and recreation-related …

Sudden death is an unexpected death that occurs instantaneously or within a few minutes of
an abrupt change in a person's previous clinical state. In the sporting world it has become an …