Sickle-Cell Trait as a Risk Factor for Sudden Death in Physical Training
Abstract
Case reports of sudden death during exertion have not established an association between the sickle-cell trait (hemoglobin AS) and exercise-related death. To test this association, all deaths occurring among 2 million enlisted recruits during basic training in the U.S. Armed Forces in 1977 to 1981 were classified from autopsy and clinical records as non-sudden deaths or as sudden deaths explained or unexplained by preexisting disease. we conclude that recruits in basic training with the sickle-cell trait have a substantially increased, age dependent risk of exercise-related sudden death unexplained by any known preexisting cause. Reprints.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 24, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA199932
Entities
People
- Charles J. Ruehle
- David M. Posey
- Harold R. Schumacher
- John A. Kark
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research