Sudden death during exercise

Preview

Highly publicized accounts of sudden cardiac death in athletes at the peak of their conditioning throw a scare into just about everyone who exercises or wants to begin an exercise program. They worry, “If it can happen to a professional athlete, will it happen to me?” In this article, Dr Johnson reviews the history and causes of sudden cardiac death in athletes. He goes on to discuss the effectiveness of various cardiac screening methods and lists a series of questions that can help identify those at risk.