Table 1.
Circumstances of sudden cardiac deaths and additional examinations performed at autopsy.
Fig 1.
Distribution of underlying causes of sudden cardiac death and their relation to exercise.
ARVC, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; CAD, coronary artery disease; CMP, cardiomyopathy; COMP, SCD related to competitions; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; FMD, fibrous muscular dysplasia of coronary artery; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; MI, myocardial infarction; MVP, mitral valve prolapse; NONE, SCD not related to physical activities; REC, SCD associated with physical activities other than competitions.
Fig 2.
Distribution of underlying causes of sports-related sudden cardiac death.
Distribution of underlying causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and their relation to recreational (REC) and competitive sports (COMP) in age groups of 10–35 and 36–39 years. AMI, acute myocardial infarction; ARVC, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; CAD, coronary artery disease; CMP, cardiomyopathies; COMP, SCD related to competitions; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; REC, SCD associated with physical activities other than competitions; SCD, sudden cardiac death.
Fig 3.
Annual incidence rates of sudden cardiac death in the young population of the German-speaking region of Switzerland.
Young population included individuals aged 10 to 39 years. Sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs) occurring between 1999 and 2010 were evaluated. Incidence rates are presented for NONE, REC and COMP categories classified based on relation of the SCD to sports. COMP, SCD related to competitions; NONE, SCD not related to physical activities; REC, SCD associated with physical activities other than competitions.
Table 2.
Numbers and annual incidence rates and trends of total and cause-specific sudden cardiovascular deaths, based on their relation to sports in relation to 3-year periods.