VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS AS A CAUSE OF A SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN ATHLETES

Abstract

We live in a decadewhen the necessity for a healthy life with the prevention of cardiovascular disease is progressively emphasized. Physical activity is one of the basic medical recommendations by the cardiologists in the prevention and improvement of heart health. But what is the edge between the physiological and the possibility of pathological incidents? What are the dangers which are caused by the pro-arrhythmogenic heart in some athletes? Ventricular arrhythmias are a real risk of sudden cardiac death in some athletes. The case with the football player Eriksen at the European Football Championship reopened this question, whether we are doing enough to protect the health of our athletes.