SCA Facts
Below are a few shocking facts about SCA:
- SCA is a leading cause killer of young athletes. (British Journal of Sports Medicine)
- Mandatory heart screenings in Italy reduced SCA deaths in young athletes by 89%. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
- Simon’s Fund Screenings have found one in 100 kids is born with a heart defect.
- Research suggests up to 30% of all sudden infant deaths are attributed to Long QT Syndrome (Ackerman, Mayo Clin Proc 79:1380 – 1384 [2004])
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest affects 5,000 – 7,000 children annually. (Heart Rhythm Society)
- About 5,700 cases of SCA are reported in children each year. (American Heart Association)
- Approximately 14,000 children and babies die annually from Sudden Cardiac Death. (Heart Rhythm Society)
- SCA affects an estimated 7,000 kids annually. (Pediatric Clinics of North America Journal)
- Up to 80% of young athletes who died of Sudden Cardiac Arrest had no outward symptoms. (Maron, JAMA, 1996)
- ECG’s, if conducted routinely at nationwide schools, could cost about $10 per exam. (American Heart Association)
