Aspirin to Reduce Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes With Elevated C-Reactive Protein Levels

Acute cardiac events in recreational athletes during endurance sports (eg, cycling, marathons and triathlons) have increased in frequency since 2000 worldwide (ie, United States, Europe, South Africa, and Japan), mainly in middle-aged men with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis.1Kim JH Malhotra R Chiampas G et al.Race-Associated Cardiac Arrest Event Registry (RACER) study group. Cardiac arrest during long-distance running races.N Engl J Med....