Sudden cardiac death and guidelines for pre-participation examination in athletes

Incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in athletes under 35 years of age is between 0.4 and 4.4 in 100,000. The highest mortality is seen in older athletes (≥35 years) who engage in running, mostly because of complications of atherosclerotic coronary ischemic disease. Majority of European...

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Main Authors: Georgijević Ljubica, Andrić Lana, Klašnja Aleksandar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Medical Society 2016-01-01
Series:Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2016/0370-81791606359G.pdf