Life-Threatening Events During Endurance Sports Is Heat Stroke More Prevalent Than Arrhythmic Death?

ConclusionsIn our cohort of athletes participating in endurance sports, for every serious cardiac adverse event, there were 10 serious events related to heat stroke. One of the heat stroke–related fatalities presented with unheralded cardiac arrest. Our results put in a different perspective the ongoing debate about the role of pre-participation electrocardiographic screening for the prevention of sudden death in athletes.
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research