title: [Sudden death in athletes].
abstract: Identifying all athletes at risk for exercise-related sudden death is difficult because systematic reliable screening is expensive. Nevertheless, if a perfect screening method existed, an appreciable number of athletes at increase risk for sudden death would not be identified. We think that a careful history designed to identify symptomatic athletes and a rigorous family history of congenital heart disease may be the most practical screening method.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de S. João, Porto.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Puig
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: de Freitas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013177:Sports
vernacular_title: Morte súbita em atletas.