Why athletes are at a greater risk than ever for sudden cardiac death
There has been an alarming increase in incidences of cardiac-related deaths associated with training athletes in the U. S. Look no further than male African-American Division I NCAA athletes, who are now 10-times more likely than their predecessors (1/5,200 vs. 1/52,000) to fall victim to sudden cardiac death (SCD). The key question is who is an athlete? for most an athlete brings up the image of a young 20-something in college. The reality now is that with the extent of ever
