“Bronny represents the single highest athlete risk group” for sudden cardiac arrest, Drezner said. Drezner’s research on sudden cardiac arrest among young athletes shows that young, Black male, NCAA athletes who play Division I basketball have a 1 in 2,000 chance of experiencing sudden cardiac arrest each year. Once a person has received immediate medical treatment and is stabilized, the next step is for doctors to perform testing to understand why the sudden cardiac arrest occurred. Last July, USC freshman forward Vince Iwuchukwu suffered a cardiac arrest during a summer workout. Hamlin said his cardiac arrest was caused by commotio cordis, when severe trauma to the chest disrupts the heart’s electrical charge and causes dangerous fibrillations.

Source: CNN July 27, 2023 12:41 UTC