Anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries from the opposite sinus: A critical appraisal of risk

Table 2 Reports on rates of sudden death

Author	Population studied	Total population (n)	Study period	Total sudden deaths	Cardiac related deaths	Deaths due to confirmed coronary anomalies
Wren et al., 2000 [40]	All children 1-20yo in Northern Health Region, England	806,000	1985-1994 (10 years)	270	26	0
Eckart et al., 2004 [41]	All US military recruits	6,300,000	1977-2001 (25 years)	126	64	21
Corrado et al., 2006 [42]	All people 12–35 years old in Veneto Region, Italy	4,379,900	1979-2004 (26 years)	N/A^‡	320	21
Redelmeier and Greenwald, 2007 [46]	Marathoners from 26 selected US marathons	3,292,268	1975-2004 (30 years)	26	21	2
Maron et al., 2009 [43]	All competitive US athletes	Not available	1980-2006 (27 years)	1866	1049	119
Chugh et al., 2009 [47]	All children 0-17yo in Multnomah County, OR	660,486^*	2002-2005 (3 years)	8	3	0
Harris et al., 2010 [48]	All triathletes in USA Triathalon sanctioned events	959,214	2006-2008 (3 years)	14	7^†	1^†
Harmon et al., 2011 [45]	All NCAA athletes	393,932^§	2004-2008 (5 years)	80	45	N/A^§

^* Total population of Multnomah County, OR including children and adults.
^† Officially listed cause of death “drowning” (during a triathalon event) but cardiac abnormalities were identified and thought to be the causative factor.
^‡ Study only looked at cardiovascular causes of sudden death.
^§ Total population derived by dividing “athelete participation years” by the 5-year study period. The study did not report on specific causes of cardiac death.

ISSN: 1471-2261