Causes of sudden death in athletes have always created curiosity for us. It is always difficult to see someone whom we praise or admire dying suddenly especially when all you were thinking was to check out his/her next game with popcorn in your hand and boring your friend with talk about the athletes qualities and potential.
The major cause of the sudden death of athletes is considered as different types of cardiovascular diseases. However, the various types can be distinguished as per the age of the athletes. Athletes are not only those who play on national television but anybody who regularly participate in various sports activity and are actively involved in regular sports. Even the military men who are regularly involved in various exercises and sports are considered as athletes.
Some of the causes are as follow:
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: One of the most common cause of a sudden death in athletes, this disease is considered genetic problem. In this, myocardium that is a muscle of heart gets thickened without any clear reasons.
Congenital Coronary Artery Anomaly: considered as second most common cause of sudden death in athletes, the disease is about the congenital irregularity in the coronary artery of the heart.
Other Cardiovascular Disease: There are around 15-20 other heart disease which cause sudden death in athletes apart from above mentioned two most common disease. Some of them are Marfan’s syndrome (weakened wall of arteries), rare irregularity of coronary vessel development and other disease.
Other causes: Apart from cardiovascular cause there are other causes like trauma to the spine, excessive exercise by asthma patient, heart attack, Malignant Hyperthemia, Commotion Cordis and blow on neck. The other most talk about cause is inappropriate usage of drugs. Wrong prescription, excess use of prescribed medicines and consumption of illegal drugs sometimes lead to the sudden death of athletes.
Even after constantly being under the guidance of health and diet expert, sometimes wrong and excessive diet routine cause the sudden cardiac death.
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by on 06. Apr, 2010 in Diseases and Conditions
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