title: Sudden cardiac death in the elite athlete.
abstract: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a long -recognized disease that occurs rarely in trained athletes. Most affected athletes have no symptoms before death. Many attempts have been made to detect those at risk for SCD before athletic participation. However, its overall clinical advantages remain questionable in medical literature. This article will review cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic causes of SCD as well as discuss how this entity affects those athletes older than 35 years.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Section, Department of Medicine, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Puerto Rico. delrio2008@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Valentín
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Del Rio-santiago
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santiago Trinidad
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vicenty Rivera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D013177:Sports