Sudden cardiac arrest and death in United States marathons

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1843-1845

  Webner, David ^a   Duprey, Kevin M ^a   Drezner, Jonathan A ^b   Cronholm, Peter ^c   Roberts, William O ^d  

^a Crozer Keystone Health System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AED; defibrillator; mortality; Running

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866564506     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318258b59a     Document Type: Article

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