TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The historical perspective of athletic sudden death
JO  - Clinics in sports medicine
A1  - Hoyt, Walter J.
A1  - Dean, Peter N.
A1  - Battle, Robert W.
SP  - 571
EP  - 585
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
N2  - Since antiquity, the athlete has been elevated to a heroic status both within small communities and at the international level. Although numerous population studies have estimated athletic sudden death to be a rare event, the consequences resonate far beyond those directly affected. Sports cardiology has evolved as a result of these tragedies, which highlighted a need for safer play and more programmatic protection of the athlete in play. In this article, athletic sudden death is analyzed from a historical and literary perspective and the development of modern initiatives to protect athletes from sudden death is reviewed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0278-5919
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2015.03.002
ID  - ref1
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