Sudden cardiac death in young First Nations Australians in the Northern Territory, Australia: Potential implications for pre-participation screening
SCD is more common and coronary heart disease and rheumatic heart disease are the most common causes in First Nations Australians in the Northern Territory under the age of 40 years. Medical co-morbidities and risk factors are prevalent in this population. There is a need for First Nation Australians specific local guidelines for a comprehensive pre-participation Heart-Health assessment.
Authors
- Nadarajah Kangaharan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9900-4575)
- Elizabeth Davida Paratz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2122-9889)
- Marianne Tiemensma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8437-6683)
- Sonali Pande
- Viran DeSilva
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- Northern Territory Health Services (AU)
- Royal Darwin Hospital (AU)
- St Vincents Institute of Medical Research (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JSAMS Plus
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100100
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78