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Editorial
. 2025 Jan 7;14(1):e038489.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.038489. Epub 2024 Dec 18.

From Stadiums to Streets: Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Adults

Ryan Quinn  1 , James Sawalla Guseh 2nd  2
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From Stadiums to Streets: Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Adults

Ryan Quinn et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: CPR; Editorials; automated external defibrillators (AEDs); cardiac arrest; health disparities; rural health; sudden cardiac death.

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Dr Guseh evaluates patients in the Massachusetts General Hospital's Brain and Body‐TRUST Program, which is funded by the National Football League Players Association and serves as the cardiovascular consultant to the New England Patriots football team and New England Revolution soccer club. He has received funding from the American Heart Association and the Harold Amos Faculty Development Program. Dr Quinn has no disclosures to report.

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Figure 1. SCD (%) in young adults (ages 25–44 years) by US Census Region.
These data demonstrate significant regional disparities in SCD rates across the United States, with the South showing a markedly higher percentage (47.6%) compared with the Midwest (16.4%), Northeast (16.6%), and West (19.4%). Data derived from Zuin et al. SCD indicates sudden cardiac death.
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