What causes heart attacks In young athletes?

How common is sudden cardiac death in young people? Most deaths due to cardiac arrest are in older adults, particularly those with coronary artery disease. Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in young athletes, but the incidence of it is unclear. read more

Low resting metabolic rate causes heart attack among young athletes. If an athlete eats 4 rotis x 3 meals = 12 rotis in a day, he can not increase his energy levels by increasing his intake by 100%. Say at 4 x 3 rotis his total metabolic rate was 2500 calories a day. That means he can eat 2500 calories a day to maintain his weight. read more

Coronary artery disease. This is the most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest in people older than 35. Cardiomyopathy. When you have this condition, your heart muscle becomes enlarged or thick, so it's weakened. Long QT syndrome and Brugada syndrome. These disorders of the heart’s electrical system can cause abnormal heart rhythms. Marfan syndrome. read more

Young people with long QT syndrome have an increased risk of sudden death. Other causes of sudden cardiac death in young people include structural abnormalities of the heart, such as undetected heart disease that was present at birth (congenital) and heart muscle abnormalities. read more