Sudden Cardiac Death in Sports: Not a Fatality!

Ghorayeb, Nabil; Colombo, Cléa Simone Sabino de Souza; Francisco, Ricardo Contesini; Garcia, Thiago Ghorayeb

doi:10.5935/2359-4802.20180087

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“…Sporting activities are not a leading cause of sudden cardiac mortality. However, it was believed that excessive training, the use of illicit (anabolic steroids, growth hormone, and amphetamines) and illegal drugs, and undetected or underestimated heart disorders are the primary causes of cardiac arrest and, consequently, sudden cardiac death (Ghorayeb et al 2019).…”

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Assessment of knowledge, perception, attitude, and use of performance-enhancing substances among students of Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt: a pilot study

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Attia

2022

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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Background The market for performance enhancement substances (PESs) is currently one of the fastest expanding sectors. Most studies have always concentrated on athletes in terms of PESs’ misuse, ignoring a critical segment of the community: the future health-care workers. Thus, the aim of the study was to probe the knowledge, perception, and attitude of medical students regarding the misuse of PESs in sports and medical academic study. A cross-sectional study was conducted among students of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Egypt. Data were collected via self-administered electronic survey from 208 students of both sexes (aged from 18 to 26 years old). Analysis of factors affecting the consumption of PESs like gender differences, and their prior knowledge and perception was performed using logistic regression models. Results More than half of the participants have no idea about law concerning the use of doping substances. There were no significant disparities in knowledge and perception between males and females. Female students, on the other hand, consistently reported having a better understanding of the negative impacts of PESs’ misuse. Surprisingly, females are more prone to consume PESs for cognitive enhancement rather than the physical performance. Conclusions The study is the first to explore the awareness of the medical students, their attitude, and perception towards different ethical scenarios confronted in the daily practice. This finding pinpoints that the common trend of striving for fitness and an ideal body shape and weight has produced a shift in the prevalence of the PESs use according to gender in Egypt. Moreover, females in medicine academics are more prone to use PESs to improve the cognitive functions albeit it is nonsignificant statistically. Therefore, efforts should be directed to raise the awareness of medical practitioners of diverse categories of these substances, health hazards, laws, and penalties. More importantly, policy measures for their production, marketing, and misuse among university students should be reconsidered by the government.

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Section: Knowledge and Perception Of The Participantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of knowledge, perception, attitude, and use of performance-enhancing substances among students of Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt: a pilot study

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Attia

2022

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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“…Some of these conditions can be suspected by routine preparticipation clinical evaluation, while others remain undetectable even after careful screening. [1][2][3] This paper presents the case of a professional athlete with undiagnosed ARVC, whose first manifestation was malignant VA and biventricular dysfunction.…”

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confidence: 99%