Deaths in triathletes: immersion pulmonary oedema as a possible cause

Abstract

LVH-a marker of SIPO susceptibility-was present in a greater than the expected proportion of triathletes who died during the swim portion. We propose that IPO may be a significant aetiology of death during the swimming phase in triathletes. The importance of testing for LVH in triathletes as a predictor of adverse outcomes should be explored further.