Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal Sudden Death In Football

Jun 13 2009 Soccer player Anthony Van Loo survives a sudden cardiac arrest SCA when his ICD fires.

How many players on soccer field. Basketball and football players in the US and soccer players in Europe may be at the highest risk. Up to thousands to hundred thousands players might have an underlying condition that predisposes them for SCD. Adrenaline released during intense physical or athletic activity often acts as a trigger for sudden death when these conditions are present.

Teammates and Opponents Request Heart Screens Anyone can save a life. Sudden cardiac death occurs in approximately one per 200000 young athletes per year usually triggered during competition or practice. The incidence of SCD is reported to be 1-2100000 per year with athletes at a 25 times higher risk.

All known heart diseases can lead to cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death. Jun 01 2008 We identified 15 male cases of soccer-related sudden death aged from 10 to 48 years. Diseases that are associated with sudden cardiac death were identified in 038 of adolescent soccer players in a cohort that underwent cardiovascular screening.

Coronary artery disease was identified as the cause of sudden death in 11 cases. The victim is usually male and associated with soccer basketball ice hockey or American football reflecting the large number of athletes participating in these sustained and strenuous sports. Between 1998 and 2002 there was a rule that allows players to score a golden goal in extra time this rule means that the first team to score a goal finishes the game for good.

Most of these deaths were due to cardiom. An estimated 1 to 3100000 apparently healthy young athletes develop abrupt-onset ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation and die suddenly during exercise. Basketball and football players in the US and soccer players in Europe may be at highest risk 1 2.

184 rows Fatal stomach injuries during a Christmas Day match in 1909 against Partick Thistle at. Sudden cardiac death SCD in young competitive athletes 35 years old is a tragic event that has been brought to public attention in the past few decades. Sudden cardiac death SCD represents the most striking as well as the most common cause of death in the soccer field.