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    Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest is rare in older adults    
      
     Date:   
         January 30, 2023   
     Source:   
         Cedars-Sinai Medical Center   
     Summary:   
         The annual incidence of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest in   
         older adults is rare: 2 to 3 cases per 100,000 people.   
      
      
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   The annual incidence of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest in older   
   adults is rare: 2 to 3 cases per 100,000 people.   
      
      
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   Of the 4,078 total sudden cardiac arrest cases studied in people 65   
   and older, 77 (1.9%) occurred during or following an exercise activity,   
   such as cycling, gym workout, running, or playing golf or tennis. Most   
   of the cardiac arrests occurred in men (91%).   
      
   Investigators also analyzed medical records, which were available for   
   47 people with sports-related cardiac arrest and 3,162 for people with   
   non-sports-related cardiac arrest. This analysis revealed that people   
   who experienced sudden cardiac arrest during or shortly after exercise   
   were more likely to have fewer cardiovascular risk factors and other   
   health issues than people who did not experience exercise-related sudden   
   cardiac arrest.   
      
   People who experienced sports-related cardiac arrest were also more   
   likely to experience it in a public location, which contributed to   
   being four times more likely to survive than those who experienced a   
   non-sports-related cardiac arrest.   
      
   A sudden cardiac arrest occurs when an electrical malfunction causes a   
   person's heart to stop beating. This is an extremely dangerous event,   
   with most people dying within minutes. The good news is that in recent   
   years, the occurrence of sudden cardiac arrest has decreased among people   
   of working age. But for older people, the rates of sudden cardiac arrest   
   have increased.   
      
   Exercise is one of the most heart-healthy habits to engage in. In rare   
   cases, however, it can trigger an irregular heart rhythm that leads to   
   sudden cardiac arrest.   
      
   Investigators analyzed sudden cardiac arrests that have occurred   
   among people age 65 and older in Portland, Oregon, and Ventura County,   
   California. To do this, they reviewed data collected as part of two   
   prospective studies: The Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study, which   
   has been ongoing since 2002, and the Ventura Prediction of Sudden   
   Death in Multi-ethnic Communities study, which has been ongoing since   
   2015. The data excluded people who experienced sudden cardiac arrest   
   while hospitalized and people for whom resuscitation was not attempted.   
      
   People who died from sudden cardiac arrest during sports activity or   
   within one hour of the activity were categorized as having sports-related   
   sudden cardiac arrest.   
      
   The findings reveal that even though sports activity is steadily rising   
   in older adults, sudden cardiac arrest triggered by sports activity   
   is uncommon.   
      
   Furthermore, people who have sudden cardiac arrest with exercise tend to   
   have fewer comorbidities and cardiovascular risk factors than people who   
   have sudden cardiac arrest not triggered by exercise. Taken together,   
   the benefits of sports activity likely outweigh the risk of associated   
   sudden cardiac arrest risk, the authors conclude.   
      
   "The annual incidence of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest among   
   older adults is extremely rare," said Sumeet S. Chugh, MD, the Pauline   
   and Harold Price Chair in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research, director   
   of the Heart Rhythm Center in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai,   
   and senior author of the study. "This means older people who regularly   
   participate in sports should continue. Those who develop new symptoms   
   should consult their physician. Those who want to start should be   
   encouraged to do so, but only after consulting their physician and   
   obtaining an exercise prescription."   
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   Story Source: Materials provided by Cedars-Sinai_Medical_Center. Note:   
   Content may be edited for style and length.   
      
      
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   Journal Reference:   
      1. Lauri Holmstrom, Harpriya S. Chugh, Audrey Uy-Evanado, Arayik   
      Sargsyan,   
         Chad Sorenson, Shiva Salmasi, Faye L. Norby, Sean Hurst, Christopher   
         Young, Angelo Salvucci, Jonathan Jui, Kyndaron Reinier, Sumeet   
         S. Chugh.   
      
         Sudden Cardiac Arrest During Sports Activity in Older Adults. JACC:   
         Clinical Electrophysiology, 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.10.033   
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230130130520.htm   
      
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