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Episode # 208: Sudden Cardiac Death in Sport

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COVID-19 Vaccination Has Increased Rates of Sudden Cardiac Death

There's no evidence that COVID-19 infection has increased rates of sudden cardiac arrest or sports related sudden cardiac death. Among over 192 million people who have received an mRNA vaccine between December 2020 and August 2021, there were 16, sorry, 1,626 cases that met the definition of myocarditis following vaccine receipt. This is a very, very, very low rate. The median age was 20 years of age and 82% of these cases occurred in males. For all age groups, the risk of pericarditis - inflammation of the outer envelope of the heart following mRNA vaccination -- is estimated to be less than the risk associated with the actual CO VID-19 infection.

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