Citation

Hoyt WJ, Dean PN, Battle RW. Clin. Sports Med. 2015; 34(3): 571-585.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiology, University of Virginia, PO Box 800386, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.csm.2015.03.002

PMID

26100429

Abstract

Since antiquity, the athlete has been elevated to a heroic status both within small communities and at the international level. Although numerous population studies have estimated athletic sudden death to be a rare event, the consequences resonate far beyond those directly affected. Sports cardiology has evolved as a result of these tragedies, which highlighted a need for safer play and more programmatic protection of the athlete in play. In this article, athletic sudden death is analyzed from a historical and literary perspective and the development of modern initiatives to protect athletes from sudden death is reviewed.

Language: en