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Table 1. Cardiovascular Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in Young Athletes

CONDITION SCD, %a
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 36
Anomalous coronary artery 19
Myocarditis 7
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy 5
Coronary artery disease 4
Mitral valve prolapse 4
Aortic rupture 3
Aortic stenosis 2
Dilated cardiomyopathy 2
Otherb 18

a Percentages are based on 842 young athletes in the United States from 1980 to 2011 with confirmed cardiac causes of sudden death. (3)

b Other conditions include (in decreasing order of frequency) left ventricular hypertrophy of unresolved etiology, bridged left anterior descending artery, long QT syndrome, congenital heart defect, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, myocardial infarction, sarcoidosis, stroke, conduction system abnormality, cardiac rupture, cardiac tumor, tetralogy of Fallot, electrolyte abnormality, ruptured cerebral arteriovenous aneurysm.

Table 1. Cardiovascular Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in Young Athletes

CONDITION SCD, %a
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 36
Anomalous coronary artery 19
Myocarditis 7
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy 5
Coronary artery disease 4
Mitral valve prolapse 4
Aortic rupture 3
Aortic stenosis 2
Dilated cardiomyopathy 2
Otherb 18

a Percentages are based on 842 young athletes in the United States from 1980 to 2011 with confirmed cardiac causes of sudden death. (3)

b Other conditions include (in decreasing order of frequency) left ventricular hypertrophy of unresolved etiology, bridged left anterior descending artery, long QT syndrome, congenital heart defect, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, myocardial infarction, sarcoidosis, stroke, conduction system abnormality, cardiac rupture, cardiac tumor, tetralogy of Fallot, electrolyte abnormality, ruptured cerebral arteriovenous aneurysm.

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