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. 2020 Nov 12;55(21):1196–1203. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102666

Table 2.

Sport information for cases of sudden cardiac arrest and death in competitive athletes: 1 July 2014–30 June 2018 (n=331)

Sudden cardiac arrest with survival (n=158) Sudden cardiac death (n=173) Total (n=331)
N (%) N (%) N (%)
Basketball 43 (27.2) 52 (30.1) 95 (28.7)
Football 34 (21.5) 50 (28.9) 84 (25.4)
Soccer 22 (13.9) 17 (9.8) 39 (11.8)
Track/cross country 17 (10.8) 14 (8.1) 31 (9.4)
Baseball 14 (8.9) 7 (4.0) 21 (6.3)
Swimming 4 (2.5) 7 (4.0) 11 (3.3)
Lacrosse 6 (3.8) 3 (1.7) 9 (2.7)
Ice hockey 4 (2.5) 4 (2.3) 8 (2.4)
Wrestling 3 (1.9) 4 (2.3) 7 (2.1)
Softball 2 (1.3) 4 (2.3) 6 (1.8)
Volleyball 3 (1.9) 2 (1.2) 5 (1.5)
Dance 1 (0.6) 3 (1.7) 4 (1.2)
Tennis 1 (0.6) 3 (1.7) 4 (1.2)
Cheerleading 2 (1.3) 1 (0.6) 3 (0.9)
Boxing 0 (0) 1 (0.6) 1 (0.3)
Crew 1 (0.6) 0 (0) 1 (0.3)
Freestyle skiing 0 (0) 1 (0.6) 1 (0.3)
Flag football 1 (0.6) 0 (0) 1 (0.3)