title: Sudden Cardiac Death and Its Prevention Ways among Athletes According to Iranian Traditional Medicine.
abstract: In the modern medical era sudden cardiac death and its causes among athletes have been described. Finding appropriate preventive ways from this tragic event is so important in sports medicine. According to different trials and observations, there are numerous reasons and some preventive strategies. Historically, sudden cardiac death among athletes had been described several hundred years ago by ancient physicians. The first physician who described this topic completely and recommended some preventive ways is Ibn Abi Sadiq al-Neishaburi. In this article, his opinion has been discussed.
authors: Research Institute For Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Marzieh-Baygom
authors: MB
authors: Siahpoosh
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Ebadiani
authors: Gholamreza
authors: G
authors: Shah Hosseini
authors: Haleh
authors: H
authors: Dadgostar
authors: Mohammad Mahdi
authors: MM
authors: Isfahani
authors: Alireza
authors: A
authors: Nikbakht Nasrabadi
keywords: Athlete; Exercise; Iran; Sudden Cardiac Death; Traditional Medicine
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