Wrist and Hand Conditions
Wrist and Hand Conditions
Wrist and Hand Conditions
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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.