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Article: Athletes at greater risk for sudden death than nonathletes.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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More extensive screening methods should be used to detect cardiovascular disease in young athletes, according to a Nov 11, 2002, news release from the American Heart Association (AHA). An Italian study presented at the AHA's Scientific Sessions 2001 conference found that young, competitive athletes are more than twice as likely to experience sudden death as young nonathletes.
Researchers studied the incidence of death among athletes and nonathletes ages 12 to 35 in the Veneto region of Italy between 1979 and 1999. In total, 300 sudden deaths occurred in this group during the study period. Among athletes, the death rate was 2.3 per 100,000 compared to 0.9 per ...