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Table 3 Data on deaths from cardiovascular diseases during swimming

From: Hypothesized mechanisms of death in swimming: a systematic review

No

Age (years)

Sex

Event

Findings at autopsy

LVH (mm)

Heart enlargement

Reference

1

11

male

lake

AOCA

-

-

Anästhesie

2015

2

12

female

-

Ventricular arrhythmia and polymorphic ventticular tachycardia

-

-

Myrianthefs 1997

3

16

female

-

AOCA

-

-

Janataa 1994

4

17

male

-

AOCA

-

-

Kurosu 2016

5

18

male

sea

Chronic pericarditis, left ventricular fibrosis, anterior wall tumor of the LV

-

-

Durakovic 2012

6

18

male

-

Chronic pericarditis, myocardial scar, aneurysm of the LV, coronaries with no changes

-

-

Duraković 2004

7

18

male

-

Chronic pericarditis, left ventricular aneurysm

-

-

Durakovic 2008

8

19

female

pool

Myocardial ischemia, QT prolongation

-

-

Ackerman 1999

9

20

male

river

HOCM

-

-

Cedrone 2010

10

29

male

pool

Coronaries with no changes

25

-

Durakovic 2012

11

33

male

sea

Left ventricular hypertrophy

15

-

Durakovic 2012

12

42

male

-

Coronary atherosclerosis, 70% to 75% stenosis of the proximal LADCA, borderline cardiac hypertrophy

-

yes

Windsor 2022

13

45

male

lake

Myocardial ischemia, myocardial hypertrophy, hypertensive heart disease

-

-

Windsor 2020

14

47

male

sea

Moderate to severe coronary atherosclerosis

-

-

Durakovic 2012

15

50

male

river

Coronary atherosclerosis with coronary artery stenosis

22

yes (500 g)

Durakovic 2012

16

52

male

river

Coronary atherosclerosis, all coronary arteries stenosis up to 70%

18

yes (350 g)

Durakovic 2012

17

57

male

lake

Coronary atherosclerosis, diffuse myocardial fibrosis, myocardial adipose tissue infiltration

-

-

Durakovic 2012

18

57

male

sea

Severe coronary atherosclerosis, AMI in the posterior wall of the LV

15

-

Durakovic 2012

19

63

male

sea

Extensive atherosclerosis, diffuse myocardial fibrosis

25

yes (580 g)

Durakovic 2012

20

68

male

pool

Diffuse coronary atherosclerosis, > 75% stenosis of the LADCA

19

yes

Durakovic 2012

21

68

-

pool

CHD, critical stenosis LADCA, large scar of the LV

20

yes

Duraković 2011

22

69

male

sea

Moderate diffuse coronary artery atherosclerosis, myocardial scarring on the anterior wall

-

-

Durakovic 2012

23

69

male

sea

Moderate systemic atherosclerosis

yes

yes (500 g)

Durakovic 2012

24

69

 

sea

CHD, myocardial scar anterior wall

18

yes

Duraković 2011

25

74

male

sea

Severe coronary atherosclerosis, myocardial scarring of the posterior wall

19

-

Durakovic 2012

26

74

male

sea

Coronary atherosclerotic stenosis < 1 mm, myocardial scarring on the posterior wall

21

-

Durakovic 2012

27

74

-

sea

CHD generalized, myocardial scars posterior wall

-

-

Duraković 2011

28

82

male

sea

Moderate diffuse coronary atherosclerosis, diffuse myocardial fibrosis

19

-

Durakovic 2012

29

82

male

sea

Diffuse myocardial fibrosis, moderate to severe coronary atherosclerosis, myocardial scarring of the anterior wall on the LV

-

-

Durakovic 2012

30

82

female

 

Coronary atherosclerosis, myocardial scarring of the posterior wall

22

-

Durakovic 2012

31

82

-

sea

CHD, myocardial scars, chronic pericarditis

23

yes

Duraković 2011

32

82

-

sea

Myocardial fibrosis, pericardial adhesions, coronaries with no changes

19

yes

Duraković 2011

33

82

-

sea

CHD, myocardial scar anterior wall, diffuse myocardial fibrosis

-

-

Duraković 2011

34

82

female

sea

Coronary artery stenosis, generalized atherosclerosis predominating in the coronary artery, myocardium scarring in the posterior lateral wall of the left lung

22

-

Škavić 2015

  1. LVH left ventricle hypertrophy, AOCA Abnormal Coronary Artery Origin, LV left ventricle, HOCM Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, AMI acute myocardial infarction, LADCA left descending anterior coronary artery, CHD coronary heart disease