Background The experience of driving has been suggested to be detrimental to health. One
hypothesis is that each exposure elicits an acute stress response, and that repeated …

The overall incidence of sudden cardiac death is considerably lower among women than
men, reflecting significant and often under-recognized sex differences. Women are older at …

Sudden cardiac death is defined as an unexpected death, occurring usually within one hour
from onset of symptoms in cases where the death is witnessed and in unwitnessed cases …

Objectives This study aimed to determine the prevalence of physical inactivity and perceived
barriers to physical activity among individuals with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and …

Objectives Compared with sighted individuals, people with visual impairment have a higher
prevalence of chronic conditions and lower levels of physical activity. This review aims to …

Schizophrenia is a devastating mental disorder, associated with mortality rates up to three
times higher than those in the general population. This post-mortem study sought to …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in athletes is a rare but tragic complication of a number of
cardiovascular diseases. Inherited causes such as the structural and arrhythmogenic …

Purpose Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young is a devastating event occurring in
otherwise healthy individuals. Postmortem genetic testing (molecular autopsy) may help …

Background Genetic heart diseases (GHDs) can be clinically heterogeneous and pose an
increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator …

Many factors have been implicated in SIDS cases including environmental influences such
as sleeping arrangements and smoking. Most recently, cardiac abnormalities have been …