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Moderated Poster Session IV: Sport cardiology, European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation, Volume 16, Issue 1_suppl, 1 May 2009, Pages S54–S56, https://doi.org/10.1177/17418267090160s106
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Cardiovascular events during FIFA Soccer World Cup 2006
D Niederseer1, A Egger1, J Niebauer1
1Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
Topic: Sports cardiology
Objectives: Recently, an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular events in Bavaria during FIFA Soccer World Cup 2006 (WC) has been reported. A significant pooling of cardiovascular events on days the German team played as well as on the day of the final game was shown. However, in this excellent report only a limited number of cardiac diagnoses were analysed.
Methods: In order to assess further acute cardiac disorders we requested data for the period of the WC (June 9-July 9, 2006) but also for control periods (May 1-July 31, 2003 and 2005; May 1-June 8, 2006 i.e. before WC and July 10-31, 2006 i.e. after WC) from the Bavarian Council for Statistics and Data Management on diagnoses. The following diagnoses were assessed: myocardial infarction (ICD-10; I 21); cardiac arrest (I 46); paroxysmal tachycardia (I 47); atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter (I 48); all remaining tachyarrhythmias (I 49).
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