ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Sudden Cardiac Death Risk in Downhill Skiers and Mountain Hikers and Specific Prevention Strategies.
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- Editorial on the Research Topic the 2nd Edition of Mountain Sports Activities: Injuries and Prevention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Unchanged Fatality Rate on Austrian Ski Slopes during the COVID-19 Lockdown.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Correlation Between Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Myocardial Injury in Population Exposed to High Altitude.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) still represents an unanticipated and catastrophic event eliciting from cardiac causes. SCD is the leading cause of non-traumatic deaths during downhill skiing and mountain hiking, related to the fact that these sports are very popular among elderly people. Annually, more than 40 million downhill skiers and mountain hikers/climbers visit mountainous regions of the Alps, including an increasing number of individuals with pre-existing chronic diseases. Data sets from two previously published case-control studies have been used to draw comparisons between the SCD risk of skiers and hikers. Data of interest included demographic variables, cardiovascular risk factors, medical history, physical activity, and additional symptoms and circumstances of sudden death for cases. To establish a potential connection between the SCD risk and sport-specific physical strain, data on cardiorespiratory responses to downhill skiing and mountain hiking, assessed in middle-aged men and women, have been included. It was demonstrated that previous myocardial infarction (MI) (odds ratio; 95% CI: 92.8; 22.8-379.1;
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