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The Causes of Sudden Death in Young Athletes

The annual incidence of sudden cardiovascular death in high school athletes is probably 1 in 200,000. (1) The most common cause of sudden death in this group is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (36%). In this disease the heart muscle is abnormally thickend. … Continue reading

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