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Episode # 208: Sudden Cardiac Death in Sport

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The Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

A family history of sudden cardiac death due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Age is a relative determinant with adolescent and young athletes being at much higher risk than adult patients. In some cases the coronary artery that's coming from the wrong place, courses between the aorta and the pulmonary artery,. in this setting the vessel may become compressed leading to myocardial ischemia which can lead to heart attack or arrhythmia.

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