title: Causes of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes.
abstract: Knowledge of sudden cardiac death in young athletes is imperative for all physicians and allied health professionals. The complete differential diagnosis of a young patient with sudden cardiac arrest will result in proper work-up and treatment. In this article, we review several etiologies of sudden cardiac death, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, and commotio cordis. Clinical findings, work-up, treatment, long-term management, and athlete preparticipation screening guidelines are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Westrol
authors.forename: Raffi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapitanyan
authors.forename: Andreia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marques-Baptista
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Merlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology