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France<br />

Institute of Forensic Medicine of Paris: 31<br />

SCDs during sports activities (1991-2001)<br />

29 male subjects, ranging in age from 7 to 57<br />

years (mean 30 years) <strong>and</strong> two female<br />

subjects, 8 <strong>and</strong> 60 years old, died suddenly<br />

during sports activities.<br />

The sports involved were various, with<br />

running the most frequent: 13 cases.<br />

Cardiomyopathies (10 cases) <strong>and</strong> coronary<br />

artery disease (9 cases): the most frequent<br />

causes<br />

Despite the severity of lesions, only 4 subjects<br />

had a known cardiovascular disease.

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