By Jessica Orchard, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney Cutting edge research was presented at many IOC World Conference Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport 2014 Monaco sessions. Among these, was a focus on cardiology, and specifically, preventing sudden cardiac death (SCD). Speakers discussed the importance of screening, interpretation of athletes’ electrocardiographs (ECGs), the roles of […]
Tag: sudden cardiac death
Introduction to Long QT Syndrome: A Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes
By Lauren Forsyth, Kevin Booker, Adam Nathani, Karyn Kraemer, & Lisa Kirby Athletes are bigger, faster, and stronger than ever; yet, they are still vulnerable to fatal injury. Complications from Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) can ultimately lead an otherwise healthy athlete to a tragic fate. As misconceptions, and grey areas surrounding SCD continue, it is […]
Life saved in semi final of SAFF Championship 2013 by FIFA-supplied AED (FMEB – FIFA Medical Emergency Bag)
Preventing sudden cardiac death was a critical forum topic at the 2012 FIFA Medical Conference in Budapest. Advocates argued that pitch-side automated external defibrillators (AED) be required at FIFA competitions all over the world. In the last 5 years, only 24 of 84 football players who suffered cardiac arrest survived. Tragically, there was no AED available at the stadium in 80% […]
Register now! Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young. CME course (January 17 & 18, 2013)
Nick of Time Foundation invites you to a continuing medical education course (CME) titled “Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young” to be held at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, WA on January 17 & 18, 2013. Sponsored by the University of Washington School of Medicine, Dept. of Family Medicine and Office of […]
Advances in Sports Cardiology supplement: 17 terrific open access articles!
17 fantastic articles from leading experts comprise BJSM’s Advances in Sports Cardiology supplement. From: …Hot debates in US vs European approaches… Ventricular arrhythmias, stress, and adaptations associated with endurance sports athletes … To… Peripheral vascular structure and function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy… This supplement is packed with variety and quality. What’s more — all articles are open […]
Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Cardiac Screening: A trainee perspective
By Dr. Khine Win Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A twice-monthly Guest Blog) I recently had the honour of assisting with cardiac screening in a dance company and an academy football team. I came across many concerned parents and athletes. Some refused to participate in screening tests. Some even attempted to hide their […]
A South African Perspective on AEDs
By sports physician and President of the South African Sports Medicine Association – Dr Glen Hagemann As a parent it is impossible to fully comprehend what it is like to lose a child. My sincere condolences thus go out to the parents of the young teenage rugby player from Grey Town who recently collapsed and […]
Sudden Cardiac Death screening: notes of caution
By Lynley Anderson & Lynne Bowyer Bioethics Centre, University of Otago In his guest post on the BJSM Blog entitled ‘Call for NHS to review its policy on screening of young people at risk of sudden cardiac death’ Dr Steven Cox laments the decision of the National Screening Committee not to offer screening to young athletes […]
Call for NHS to review its policy on screening of young people at risk of sudden cardiac death
Guest blog by Dr Steven Cox (from CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) policy – that “screening should not be offered*” is currently discouraging young people who may be at risk of sudden cardiac death from having simple, non-invasive and potentially life-saving tests. The National Screening Committee need […]
ECG Summit in Seattle: Successes and Next Steps
Incorrect interpretation of ECG leading to death is every clinician’s nightmare. Rare but frightening. But what is ‘correct’ interpretation in some settings? What do certain variations in ECG tracings mean? Sinister or sublime? To address the controversies in ECG interpretation in athletes, leaders in the field held an ECG Summit in Seattle. The goal – […]