TEEN SCREEN AMERICA
THE CAUSES
FOR PARENTS
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THE CAUSES
FOR PARENTS
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EVENTS
"Some people say, we don't have that in our family. Well guess what? We didn't either".
Mother of Scotty Lang who died of HCM age 16
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peace of mind one heart at a time
The Causes of Sudden Death in Young People
Sudden death in athletes is both tragic and preventable. There are a small number of diseases responsible for such events, most of which are detectable with currently available noninvasive cardiac testing. Shown below are causes of sudden cardiac death in young people.
Most Common
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy
Congenital coronary artery anomalies
Less Common
Ruptured aortic aneurysm
Myocarditis
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Aortic valve stenosis
Tunneled left anterior descending coronary artery
Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
Rare
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Long QT syndrome
Mitral valve prolapse
Commotio cordis
Drugs
Unknown/other
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy
Congenital coronary artery anomalies
Less Common
Ruptured aortic aneurysm
Myocarditis
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
Aortic valve stenosis
Tunneled left anterior descending coronary artery
Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
Rare
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Long QT syndrome
Mitral valve prolapse
Commotio cordis
Drugs
Unknown/other