title: [Sudden death in athletes].
abstract: In France, about one of ten thousand athletes die suddenly each year. Although this is a small proportion of the number of total deaths, it is a striking one because of the subjects it concern e.g: healthy and physically trained. Age is the major determinant cause of sudden death: coronary heart disease in victims over 35 years, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, congenital disease and aortic rupture before. Positive predictive value of usual tests is given; high value of echocardiography is to be noted, in comparison with low value of the traditional stress test for detection of subjects at risk.
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Universitaire St-Pierre, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Grégoire
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caminiti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Messin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010809:Physical Fitness; D013177:Sports; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: La mort subite chez l'athlète.