Sports-related sudden cardiac death in Switzerland classified by static and dynamic components of exercise

Conclusions In this Swiss cohort, incidence of SrSCD was very low and similar in all sports categories classified by their static and dynamic components. However, the incidence was higher in COMP compared to REC, and CAD proved to be the most common underlying cause of SrSCD.

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Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - July 10, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gräni, C., Chappex, N., Fracasso, T., Vital, C., Kellerhals, C., Schmied, C., Saguner, A. M., Trachsel, L. D., Eser, P., Michaud, K., Wilhelm, M. Tags: Original scientific paper Source Type: research