title: [Sudden cardiac death in young athletes--causes, prevention and treatment].
abstract: The sudden death of a young athlete is a tragic event which affects teammates, the local community and the medical community. In this review the authors present the main causes of sudden cardiac death and compare between pre-participation medical evaluation recommendations in the United States, Europe and Israel. Finally, the authors present the new approaches of promoting the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine D, Soroka University Medical Center, Jerusalem. zellerl@bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: Lior
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nechushtan
authors.forename: Sergio L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kobal
authors.forename: Naama
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Constantini
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D056104:Commotio Cordis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D047548:Defibrillators; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology