Sudden cardiac arrest in athletes

Sudden cardiac arrest of a young athlete is a phenomenon that, unfortunately, is related to modern sport. Therefore, the prevention of deaths in sports is an important task of specialists working in the field of sports medicine. The purpose of our work is to consider hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and congenital coronary artery abnormalities (VACA) as the causes of sudden cardiac arrest in athletes. The paper summarizes the main diagnoses of congenital cardiac defects that can lead to sudden death in sports. The main symptoms and appropriate diagnosis, indications and contraception for sports activity are presented for each diagnostic nosology. In most cases, sudden cardiac arrest of an athlete is accompanied by very rare syndromes that need to be actively diagnosed. The work emphasizes and substantiates the need for comprehensive cardiac examination in questionable cases.