Los Angeles, Jan. 31 -- : Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest in older individuals occurs in just 2 to 3 incidents per 1,00,000 people annually.
The research was published in the peer-reviewed journal JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.
77 (1.9 per cent) of the 4,078 sudden cardiac arrest instances in adults 65 and older were exercise-related, including cycling, working out at the gym, running, or playing tennis or golf. Men (91 per cent of the time) suffered cardiac arrests the most.
Researchers also looked at medical records, which were available for 3,162 cardiac arrest cases and 47 cases of sports-related cardiac arrest. According to this investigation, those who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during or right after exercise were mor...