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Edited by N.A. Mark Estes III, Deeb N. Salem, and Paul J. Wang. 600 pp., illustrated. Armonk, N.Y., Futura, 1998. $89. ISBN 0-87993-6916.

The sudden death of an athlete from cardiac causes, although extremely rare, is always perceived by the public as particularly tragic, because the victims are young and seemingly the healthiest people in our society. In this book, 47 authors give up-to-date information on medical, legal, and ethical issues concerning sudden death in athletes.

Many of the underlying cardiovascular diseases that predispose a person to sudden death, such as coronary artery disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, and coronary anomalies, are now well identified. Information about these topics is presented repeatedly in this book, making it longer than necessary. The . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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