Exercise-related sudden death
- VernacularTitle:运动性猝死
- Author:
Zhijun PAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2006;10(40):190-192
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate and analyze the epidemiological and etiological characteristics of exercise-related sudden death, so as to provide scientific and effective preventive measures for competitive sports and the body building of the entire people.DATA SOURCES: A computer-based online search of Medline database was conducted to identify articles about exercise-related sudden death published in English between January 1982 and July 2005 by using the keywords of "exercise/sport, sudden death". Meanwhile, Chinese relevant articles at the same period were searched in VIP database with the same keywords in Chinese.STUDY SELECTION: The data were primarily checked, those about exercise-related sudden death were selected, and the repetitive studies and case report were deleted.DATA EXTRACTION: Fourteen of the 63 literatures were involved after classification.DATA SYNTHESIS: Exercise-related sudden death has low incidence and rapid progress, and it has no obvious correlation with the event and intensity of sports, it occurs more in males than in females of 30-60 years.Most of the etiological factors are sudden cardiac death and sudden cerebral death, and coronary atherosclerosis is one of the main causes for exercise-related sudden death.CONCLUSION: Exercise-related sudden death has low incidence, and there is sex characteristics, coronary atherosclerosis is an important factor for exercise-related sudden death. Studies on the epidemiology and etiology of exercise-related sudden death, as well as the preventive measures,should be reinforced.
