Sudden cardiac death in football
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Plötzlicher Herztod im Fußball |
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Autor: | Bohm, Philipp; Kästner, Andreas; Meyer, Tim Friedrich |
Erschienen in: | Journal of sports sciences |
Veröffentlicht: | 31 (2013), 13, S. 1451-1459, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0264-0414, 1466-447X |
DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2013.796064 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201312008275 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Football is the most popular sport worldwide and includes the largest population of sports participants, especially in the field of recreational sport. It remains controversial whether football represents a sport discipline with a particular high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). The true incidence of SCD among football players is not known due to a lack of football-specific studies. In particular, recreational football players over an age of 35 years with a predominance of coronary artery disease (CAD) who do not exercise regularly are exposed to a higher risk of SCD. Surprisingly, the few European studies that included football as a sport discipline, showed that CAD already plays an important role in the young athlete. Potential pathophysiological mechanisms in football that may lead to a higher risk of SCD include the high release of catecholamines, increased platelet aggregation, dehydration and electrolyte disturbances. Establishment of sport-specific and national registers for SCD should certainly contribute to a better understanding of this highly important topic. Verf.-Referat