Cardiovascular events in sports fans
| Studies | Sporting Event | Study Population | Cardiovascular Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbert- Lampen U, et al., 2008 | Soccer (FIFA World Cup 2006) | Greater Munich area | Increase of STEMI by factor of 2.49 Increase of NSTEMI by factor of 2.61 Increase of symptomatic arrhythmia by factor of 3.07 |
| Niederseer D, et al. 2013 | Soccer (FIFA World Cup 2006) | Germany (region of Bavaria) | No increase in total cardiac events |
| Olsen P, et al., 2015 | Rugby World Cup (RWC) tournaments | New Zealand | Semi-final loss in 2003 was associated with a 50% (p < 0.01) increase in pooled heart failure admissions and a 20% (p < 0.05) increase in pooled acute coronary syndromes admission. Increase in heart failure in women with a two-fold increase on match day and 2-days post |
| Onozuka D, et al., 2018 | Professional Baseball Championship Series | Japan | Pooled relative risk of outside hospital cardiac arrest 1.033 (95% confidence interval 1.012 to 1.055; p = 0.002) |
| Kloner RA, et al. 2009 | American football Super Bowl 1980 and 1984 | Los Angeles | Circulatory deaths (1.3024 vs 1.0665 for control days, p <0.0001) Deaths from ischemic heart disease (0.8551 vs 0.7143 for control days, p <0.0001). Deaths from acute myocardial infarctions (0.2710 vs 0.2322 for control days, p = 0.0213). Super Bowl–related days during the winning 1984 game were associated with a lower rate of all-cause death (2.1870 vs 2.3205 for control days, p = 0.0302). |
| Barone-Adesi F, et al., 2010 | Soccer: World Cup 2002, the European Championship 2004 and the World Cup 2006 | Italy | No increase in rates of admission for AMI on the days of football matches involving Italy in either the single competitions or the three competitions combined |
| Wang H, et al., 2020 | Meta-analysis of soccer tournaments | Multiple countries | Of the 10 studies reported hospitalizations due to non-fetal acute cardiovascular events, the pooled RR was 1.17 (95% CI 1.01–1.36). Of the 10 studies reported cardiovascular mortality the pooled RR was 1.03 (95% CI 1.00–1.05). Pooling of four studies where their national teams lost the MFTs produced a RR for the mortality of 1.19 (95% CI: 1.09– 1.30). |