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Ethnicity and Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Insights from a Large United Kingdom Registry.

Gherardo FinocchiaroDavide RadaelliStefano D'ErricoRaghav BhatiaMichael PapadakisElijah R BehrJoseph D WestabySanjay SharmaMary N Sheppard
Published in: European journal of preventive cardiology (2024)
A structurally normal heart at autopsy and myocardial diseases are the most common findings in athletes who died suddenly. While ACM is more common in black athletes, atherosclerotic CAD is more common in Asian athletes, with a strong association with exercise-induced SCD. ACM appears to be a driver of exercise-induced SCD in white athletes, however this is not the case in black and Asian athletes.
Keyphrases
  • high school
  • coronary artery disease
  • left ventricular
  • atrial fibrillation