CURRENT facts about Sudden
Cardiac Death (SCD) in young athletes
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In the United States, a young competitive athlete
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experiences a cardiac event every three days.
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young athletes are more than twice as likely to experience SCD than young non-athletes.
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17.5 years is the average age when Sudden Cardiac Death occurs in young athletes
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Basketball and football players make up more than two thirds (67%) of young athletes who die suddenly during games.
Apparently fit, healthy young athletes as young as 9 years old have experienced cardiac episodes during participation in sports activities.
In almost all cases, a preventive screening would have detected the underlying problem and saved a life!
LifeSavers Student Athlete Screenings uses the echocardiogram (transthoracic echocardiogram) test to look at the hearts chambers, valves, movement, blood flow through the chambers, and blood flow through the coronary arteries. No other screening evaluates the coronary arteries as we do.
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The importance of Screening our young athletes
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Pediatric/Adolescent Heart Screenings
Discussion from a Lifesavers Pediatric/Adolescent Cardiac Sonographer discussing the heart health screening proccess.
Family of Student Athlete
affected by Sudden Cardiac Death
A family's tragic story who lost their 17.5-year-old son to sudden cardiac death while running cross country track.
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Step-by-step Athletic Heart Screenings
Pediatric/Adolescent Sonographer providing an in-depth description of the student athlete screening process.
