International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. 31/jul/2019;32(4):428-32.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes: Do not Miss Suspicious Details
Marta Luísa Braga
, Paula Dias
, Mariana Vasconcelos
, Rui Almeida
, Paulo Araújo
, Maria Maciel
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20190065
Introduction
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) related to sports activities is an unexpected and rare event, usually occurring in young and apparently healthy athletes. The main cause of SCD in young athletes (< 35 years old) is ventricular arrhythmia (VA) associated with arrhythmogenic disorders (e.g. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy - ARVC, channelopathies). Some of these conditions can be suspected by routine pre-participation clinical evaluation, while others remain undetectable even after careful screening.– This paper presents the case of a professional athlete with undiagnosed ARVC, whose first manifestation was malignant VA and biventricular dysfunction.
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