American Study Confirms Link Between Sickle Cell Trait and Sudden Cardiac Death in Black Athletes

A new study by American researchers has confirmed that the sickle cell trait increases the risk of sudden cardiac deaths among young, athletic African-American males. The sickle cell trait, for which all U.S. African Americans are tested at birth, affects approximately 8 percent of the population. The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation maintains a 32-year-old forensic database, the U.S. Sudden Death in Athletes Registry, which researchers interrogated to determine ...

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