14th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 2000

Jan. 29 - Feb. 5, 2000
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

RT-70

Sudden cardiac death in young competitive athletes. An update of long-term investigation

Annalisa Bertoldi*, Francesco Furlanello, Amedeo Galassi, Fredrich Fernando**, Michele Dallago*, Alessandro Biffi**, Paolo Mazzone, Giuseppe Inama°, Giuseppe Vergara°°, P. Venturini***, Carlo Stefenelli****, Carlo Pappone.
S. Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan-Rome, *Departement of Cardiology, S. Chiara Hospital Trento, **Sports Science Institute, Italian National Olympic Committee, Rome, ***Citta di Udine Hospital, ****Clinica Villa Bianca, Trento, °Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Maggiore, Crema, °°Division of Cardiology, Ospedale S. Maria del Carmine, Rovereto, Italy

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young competitive athletes occurs every year and, despite rare and uncummon, is everytime a devastating event. The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical, electrophysiological and pathological data of a large cohort of previously competitive athletes, who succumbed to a SCD or survived a documented arrhythmic cardiac event (CA).

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