Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals
A Cleveland Clinic podcast exploring heart, vascular and thoracic topics of interest to healthcare providers: medical and surgical treatments, diagnostic testing, medical conditions, and research, technology and practice issues.
Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals
Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes
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Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute
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Thomas Callahan, MD, electrophysiologist and Co-Director, Lead Extraction Program, discusses the incidence of sudden cardiac death in athletic populations. Dr. Callahan reviews how often SCD occurs in athletes, the etiology and survival, drawing from studies in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom and France.